English muffin vs. Chinook salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are English muffins and chinook salmon different?

English muffins are higher in manganese and vitamin B1; however, chinook salmon is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chinook salmon is 118% higher.
English muffins contain 19 times more manganese than chinook salmon. While English muffins contain 0.357mg of manganese, chinook salmon contains only 0.019mg.
Chinook salmon has less sodium.
Chinook salmon has a lower glycemic index (0) than English muffins (77).

English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) 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.

English muffin

Chinook salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+85.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+143.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1778.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+481%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+285.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+178.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.1%

~equal in Iron ~0.91mg

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.

English muffin

Chinook salmon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+311.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+4000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+541.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+93.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+974.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+7075%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.154mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~35µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	2.87µg	118%
Selenium		46.8µg	85%
Vitamin B3	1.566mg	10.045mg	53%
Protein	7.7g	25.72g	36%
Phosphorus	133mg	371mg	34%
Vitamin B6	0.043mg	0.462mg	32%
Cholesterol	0mg	85mg	28%
Magnesium	21mg	122mg	24%
Sodium	464mg	60mg	18%
Fats	1.8g	13.38g	18%
Vitamin A	0µg	149µg	17%
Carbs	46g	0g	15%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.019mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	0.302g	5.742g	14%
Saturated fat	0.259g	3.214g	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.888g	2.662g	12%
Fiber	2.7g	0g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.181mg	0.044mg	11%
Potassium	131mg	505mg	11%
Copper	0.129mg	0.053mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.446mg	0.865mg	8%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	4.1mg	4%
Calcium	52mg	28mg	2%
Zinc	0.7mg	0.56mg	1%
Folate	37µg	35µg	1%
Calories	235kcal	231kcal	0%
Net carbs	43.3g	0g	N/A
Iron	0.89mg	0.91mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.154mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	0.242mg	1.127mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.315mg	1.185mg	0%
Leucine	0.553mg	2.09mg	0%
Lysine	0.241mg	2.362mg	0%
Methionine	0.139mg	0.761mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.379mg	1.004mg	0%
Valine	0.353mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.17mg	0.757mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		1.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.727g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.296g	N/A