Clam vs. Chinook salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are clam and chinook salmon different?

Clam is higher in vitamin B12, copper, manganese, selenium, iron, and vitamin B2; however, chinook salmon is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for clam is 4001% higher.
Clam contains 53 times more manganese than chinook salmon. While clam contains 1mg of manganese, chinook salmon contains only 0.019mg.
Chinook salmon has less sodium.
Chinook salmon has a lower glycemic index (0) than clam (27).

Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Clam

Chinook salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+228.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.4%
Contains more IronIron	+208.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1198.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+387.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5163.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+36.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+577.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95%

~equal in Phosphorus ~371mg

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.

Clam

Chinook salmon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+439%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+240.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+176.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3345.6%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+199.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+320%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20.7%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	98.89µg	2.87µg	4001%
Copper	0.688mg	0.053mg	71%
Sodium	1202mg	60mg	50%
Manganese	1mg	0.019mg	43%
Vitamin B3	3.354mg	10.045mg	42%
Selenium	64µg	46.8µg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.462mg	27%
Magnesium	18mg	122mg	25%
Iron	2.81mg	0.91mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.426mg	0.154mg	21%
Zinc	2.73mg	0.56mg	20%
Vitamin C	22.1mg	4.1mg	20%
Fats	1.95g	13.38g	18%
Saturated fat	0.188g	3.214g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.172g	5.742g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.552g	2.662g	14%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.044mg	9%
Calcium	92mg	28mg	6%
Cholesterol	67mg	85mg	6%
Phosphorus	338mg	371mg	5%
Calories	148kcal	231kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.68mg	0.865mg	4%
Potassium	628mg	505mg	4%
Vitamin A	171µg	149µg	2%
Folate	29µg	35µg	2%
Carbs	5.13g	0g	2%
Protein	25.55g	25.72g	0%
Net carbs	5.13g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.286mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	1.099mg	1.127mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.112mg	1.185mg	0%
Leucine	1.798mg	2.09mg	0%
Lysine	1.909mg	2.362mg	0%
Methionine	0.576mg	0.761mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.915mg	1.004mg	0%
Valine	1.116mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.49mg	0.757mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.138g	1.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.146g	0.727g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.104g	0.296g	N/A