Chinook salmon vs. Whitefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chinook salmon and whitefish

Chinook salmon has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and iron, while whitefish has more vitamin B1 and zinc.
Chinook salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 80% more than whitefish.
Chinook salmon contains 4 times more vitamin A than whitefish. While chinook salmon contains 496IU of vitamin A, whitefish contains only 131IU.
The amount of saturated fat in whitefish is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, whitefish, mixed species, cooked, dry heat.

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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

Whitefish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+190.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.4%
Contains more IronIron	+93.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+17.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+73.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+126.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+352.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~346mg

~equal in Sodium ~65mg

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

Whitefish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+282.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+161.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+199%
Contains more FolateFolate	+105.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+288.6%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.154mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.87µg	0.96µg	80%
Selenium	46.8µg	16.2µg	56%
Vitamin B3	10.045mg	3.846mg	39%
Magnesium	122mg	42mg	19%
Vitamin A	149µg	39µg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.171mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.346mg	9%
Fats	13.38g	7.51g	9%
Saturated fat	3.214g	1.162g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g	2.559g	8%
Iron	0.91mg	0.47mg	6%
Zinc	0.56mg	1.27mg	6%
Folate	35µg	17µg	5%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	0mg	5%
Phosphorus	371mg	346mg	4%
Copper	0.053mg	0.092mg	4%
Protein	25.72g	24.47g	3%
Calories	231kcal	172kcal	3%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.086mg	3%
Potassium	505mg	406mg	3%
Cholesterol	85mg	77mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.662g	2.755g	1%
Calcium	28mg	33mg	1%
Sodium	60mg	65mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.154mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.865mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.274mg	0%
Threonine	1.127mg	1.073mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.185mg	1.128mg	0%
Leucine	2.09mg	1.989mg	0%
Lysine	2.362mg	2.248mg	0%
Methionine	0.761mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.004mg	0.955mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.261mg	0%
Histidine	0.757mg	0.721mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	1.01g	0.406g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.727g	1.206g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.296g	0.209g	N/A