Salmon vs. Cockles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between salmon and cockles
- Salmon is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin B1, yet cockles are higher in iron.
- Cockles cover your daily iron needs 198% more than salmon.
- Salmon contains 34 times more vitamin B1 than cockles. While salmon contains 0.34mg of vitamin B1, cockles contain only 0.01mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Cockles, raw (Alaska Native).
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +100% |
| Contains more IronIron | +4664.7% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +3300% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +151.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +48.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Iron | 0.34mg | 16.2mg | 198% |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.8µg | 117% | |
| Selenium | 41.4µg | 75% | |
| Vitamin D | 526IU | 66% | |
| Vitamin D | 13.1µg | 66% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.647mg | 50% | |
| Phosphorus | 252mg | 36% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 4.553g | 30% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.475mg | 30% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 8.045mg | 3.2mg | 30% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.34mg | 0.01mg | 28% |
| Cholesterol | 63mg | 21% | |
| Fats | 12.35g | 0.7g | 18% |
| Protein | 22.1g | 13.5g | 17% |
| Choline | 90.5mg | 16% | |
| Potassium | 384mg | 11% | |
| Saturated fat | 2.397g | 11% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.181g | 10% | |
| Folate | 34µg | 9% | |
| Vitamin A | 69µg | 8% | |
| Vitamin E | 1.14mg | 8% | |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 7% | |
| Calories | 206kcal | 79kcal | 6% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.135mg | 0.2mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.049mg | 5% | |
| Zinc | 0.43mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin C | 3.7mg | 4% | |
| Sodium | 61mg | 3% | |
| Calcium | 15mg | 30mg | 2% |
| Carbs | 0g | 4.7g | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.016mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 0g | 4.7g | N/A |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
| Tryptophan | 0.248mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.969mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 1.018mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.796mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 2.03mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.654mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.863mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 1.139mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.651mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.69g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 1.457g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.17g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +63.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1664.3% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +21.7% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +187.5% |
