Salmon vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between salmon and crayfish
- Salmon has more vitamin D, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5; however, crayfish is higher in copper, manganese, and zinc.
- Salmon covers your daily need for vitamin D, 88% more than crayfish.
- Salmon has 9 times more vitamin B6 than crayfish. While salmon has 0.647mg of vitamin B6, crayfish has only 0.076mg.
- Salmon has less cholesterol.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +29.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -35.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +12.8% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +300% |
Contains more IronIron | +144.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +1298% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +309.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +3162.5% |
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 | +311.1% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +360% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +580% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +58.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +252.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +154.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +751.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +30.2% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +11.9% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +31.6% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +29.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Copper | 0.049mg | 0.685mg | 71% |
Vitamin D | 13.1µg | 0µg | 66% |
Vitamin D | 526IU | 0IU | 66% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.647mg | 0.076mg | 44% |
Vitamin B3 | 8.045mg | 2.28mg | 36% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 4.553g | 0.367g | 28% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.8µg | 2.15µg | 27% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.34mg | 0.05mg | 24% |
Cholesterol | 63mg | 133mg | 23% |
Manganese | 0.016mg | 0.522mg | 22% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.475mg | 0.58mg | 18% |
Fats | 12.35g | 1.2g | 17% |
Zinc | 0.43mg | 1.76mg | 12% |
Protein | 22.1g | 16.77g | 11% |
Monounsaturated fat | 4.181g | 0.244g | 10% |
Saturated fat | 2.397g | 0.181g | 10% |
Selenium | 41.4µg | 36.7µg | 9% |
Calories | 206kcal | 82kcal | 6% |
Vitamin A | 69µg | 15µg | 6% |
Iron | 0.34mg | 0.83mg | 6% |
Calcium | 15mg | 60mg | 5% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.135mg | 0.085mg | 4% |
Vitamin C | 3.7mg | 0.9mg | 3% |
Folate | 34µg | 44µg | 3% |
Phosphorus | 252mg | 270mg | 3% |
Potassium | 384mg | 296mg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 1.14mg | 1.5mg | 2% |
Choline | 90.5mg | 80.9mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 30mg | 33mg | 1% |
Sodium | 61mg | 94mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0.1µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.248mg | 0.234mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.969mg | 0.676mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.018mg | 0.811mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.796mg | 1.329mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.03mg | 1.457mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.654mg | 0.472mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.863mg | 0.706mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.139mg | 0.786mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.651mg | 0.341mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.69g | 0.119g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 1.457g | 0.047g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.17g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +31.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +929.2% |
Contains more WaterWater | +22.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +232.5% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1613.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1140.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -92.4% |