Fish sticks vs. Sockeye salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fish sticks and sockeye salmon

Fish sticks have more vitamin E; however, sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
Sockeye salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 146% more than fish sticks.
Fish sticks have 7 times more vitamin E than sockeye salmon. While fish sticks have 6.88mg of vitamin E, sockeye salmon has only 0.99mg.
Sockeye salmon has less sodium.
The glycemic index of fish sticks is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, fish sticks, frozen, prepared and Fish, salmon, sockeye, 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.

Fish sticks

Sockeye salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45.5%
Contains more IronIron	+61.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1300%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+44%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+135.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+28.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+126.1%

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.

Fish sticks

Sockeye salmon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+594.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+242.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1350%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+28.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+559%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+368.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+960.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+365.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+163.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	4.47µg	146%
Vitamin D	1IU	670IU	84%
Vitamin D	0µg	16.7µg	84%
Vitamin B6	0.078mg	0.827mg	58%
Vitamin B3	1.536mg	10.123mg	54%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.824g	1.327g	43%
Vitamin E	6.88mg	0.99mg	39%
Selenium	15.7µg	35.5µg	36%
Protein	11.01g	26.48g	31%
Vitamin B5	0.272mg	1.274mg	20%
Fats	16.23g	5.57g	16%
Phosphorus	191mg	305mg	16%
Saturated fat	3.733g	0.969g	13%
Choline	42.8mg	112.6mg	13%
Sodium	402mg	92mg	13%
Cholesterol	28mg	61mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.116mg	0.246mg	10%
Starch	20.46g	0g	8%
Potassium	185mg	436mg	7%
Manganese	0.182mg	0.013mg	7%
Carbs	21.66g	0g	7%
Calories	277kcal	156kcal	6%
Vitamin A	4µg	58µg	6%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Iron	0.84mg	0.52mg	4%
Vitamin K	4.7µg	0.1µg	4%
Folate	24µg	7µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.122mg	0.157mg	3%
Magnesium	25mg	36mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	3.193g	1.864g	3%
Copper	0.059mg	0.076mg	2%
Zinc	0.42mg	0.55mg	1%
Calcium	16mg	11mg	1%
Net carbs	20.16g	0g	N/A
Sugar	1.65g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.124g	0.023g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.122mg	0.335mg	0%
Threonine	0.372mg	1.247mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.429mg	1.274mg	0%
Leucine	0.852mg	2.185mg	0%
Lysine	0.795mg	2.574mg	0%
Methionine	0.296mg	0.858mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.47mg	1.086mg	0%
Valine	0.5mg	1.461mg	0%
Histidine	0.23mg	0.711mg	0%
Fructose	0.1g	0g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.05g	0.299g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.088g	0.56g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.236g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.004g	0.093g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g	0.019g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	7.289g		N/A