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Pork Meat vs. Chinook salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pork Meat and chinook salmon

  • Pork Meat is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and zinc; however, chinook salmon is richer in vitamin B12, magnesium, vitamin B3, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 96% higher.
  • Pork Meat has 22 times more vitamin B1 than chinook salmon. While pork Meat has 0.95mg of vitamin B1, chinook salmon has only 0.044mg.
  • Pork Meat has less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted and Fish, salmon, chinook, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 87% 8.4% 45% 34% 18% 15% 159% 7.8% 2.5% 255%
Contains more IronIron +26.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +109.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +332.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +320.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.5%
~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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.6% 3% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0% 48%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 14% 50% 0% 0% 11% 36% 188% 52% 107% 359% 0% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2059.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +151.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +403.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Meat Chinook salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.57µg 2.87µg 96%
Vitamin B1 0.95mg 0.044mg 76%
Magnesium 29mg 122mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.739mg 0.462mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.387mg 0.154mg 18%
Vitamin A 0µg 149µg 17%
Zinc 2.42mg 0.56mg 17%
Choline 88.9mg 16%
Selenium 38.2µg 46.8µg 16%
Vitamin B3 7.432mg 10.045mg 16%
Phosphorus 267mg 371mg 15%
Fats 3.51g 13.38g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.506g 2.662g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 1.334g 5.742g 11%
Saturated fat 1.198g 3.214g 9%
Folate 0µg 35µg 9%
Copper 0.111mg 0.053mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.1mg 5%
Calories 143kcal 231kcal 4%
Cholesterol 73mg 85mg 4%
Iron 1.15mg 0.91mg 3%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 0.865mg 3%
Potassium 421mg 505mg 2%
Calcium 6mg 28mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Protein 26.17g 25.72g 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 1%
Sodium 57mg 60mg 0%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.019mg 0%
Trans fat 0.033g N/A
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0.288mg 0%
Threonine 1.175mg 1.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.288mg 1.185mg 0%
Leucine 2.229mg 2.09mg 0%
Lysine 2.427mg 2.362mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0.761mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.1mg 1.004mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 1.13mg 0.757mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 1.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.727g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.296g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
26% 13% 66%
Protein: 25.72 g
Fats: 13.38 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.6 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more OtherOther +-118.5%
Contains more FatsFats +281.2%
~equal in Protein ~25.72g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~65.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 g
28% 49% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.742 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.662 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +330.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +426.1%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/nutrients
  2. Chinook salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171999/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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