Eel vs. Chinook salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between eels and chinook salmon?

Eels are richer in vitamin A, zinc, and vitamin B1, yet chinook salmon is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for selenium is 70% higher.
Eels have 8 times more vitamin A than chinook salmon. Eels have 3787IU of vitamin A, while chinook salmon has 496IU.
Chinook salmon contains less cholesterol.

We used Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Eel

Chinook salmon

Contains more ZincZinc	+271.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+110.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+369.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+44.7%
Contains more IronIron	+42.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+82.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+463.9%

~equal in Calcium ~28mg

~equal in Sodium ~60mg

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.

Eel

Chinook salmon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+663.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+315.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+127.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+202%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+123.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+208.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+105.9%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.87µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	1137µg	149µg	110%
Selenium	8.3µg	46.8µg	70%
Vitamin B3	4.487mg	10.045mg	35%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.462mg	30%
Cholesterol	161mg	85mg	25%
Magnesium	26mg	122mg	23%
Zinc	2.08mg	0.56mg	14%
Phosphorus	277mg	371mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.044mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.28mg	0.865mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.214g	2.662g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	9.218g	5.742g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.051mg	0.154mg	8%
Potassium	349mg	505mg	5%
Folate	17µg	35µg	5%
Protein	23.65g	25.72g	4%
Copper	0.029mg	0.053mg	3%
Iron	0.64mg	0.91mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	4.1mg	3%
Fats	14.95g	13.38g	2%
Saturated fat	3.023g	3.214g	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.019mg	1%
Vitamin B12	2.89µg	2.87µg	1%
Calories	236kcal	231kcal	0%
Calcium	26mg	28mg	0%
Sodium	65mg	60mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	1.037mg	1.127mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.09mg	1.185mg	0%
Leucine	1.922mg	2.09mg	0%
Lysine	2.171mg	2.362mg	0%
Methionine	0.7mg	0.761mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.923mg	1.004mg	0%
Valine	1.218mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.696mg	0.757mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.108g	1.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.081g	0.727g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.095g	0.296g	N/A