Chinook salmon vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chinook salmon and whey

Whey contains less vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, iron, and potassium than chinook salmon.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chinook salmon is 108% higher.
Whey has 136 times less vitamin B3 than chinook salmon. Chinook salmon has 10.045mg of vitamin B3, while whey has 0.074mg.
Whey is lower in cholesterol.
Whey has a higher glycemic index than chinook salmon.

Food types used in this article are Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Chinook salmon

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1425%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+213.7%
Contains more IronIron	+1416.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1225%
Contains more ZincZinc	+330.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+706.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2363.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+67.9%

~equal in Sodium ~54mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Chinook salmon

Whey

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+4000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13474.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+125.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1390.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+925%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3400%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.158mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.87µg	0.28µg	108%
Selenium	46.8µg	1.9µg	82%
Vitamin B3	10.045mg	0.074mg	62%
Protein	25.72g	0.85g	50%
Phosphorus	371mg	46mg	46%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.031mg	33%
Cholesterol	85mg	2mg	28%
Magnesium	122mg	8mg	27%
Fats	13.38g	0.36g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.662g	0.011g	18%
Vitamin A	149µg	3µg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g	0.1g	14%
Saturated fat	3.214g	0.23g	14%
Iron	0.91mg	0.06mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.383mg	10%
Calories	231kcal	27kcal	10%
Potassium	505mg	161mg	10%
Folate	35µg	1µg	9%
Copper	0.053mg	0.004mg	5%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	0.1mg	4%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.13mg	4%
Choline		16mg	3%
Calcium	28mg	47mg	2%
Carbs	0g	5.14g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.036mg	1%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.001mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	5.14g	N/A
Sugar		5.14g	N/A
Sodium	60mg	54mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.158mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	1.127mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.185mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	2.09mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	2.362mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.761mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.004mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.757mg	0.016mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	1.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.727g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.296g	0g	N/A