True morels vs. Sockeye salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between true morels and sockeye salmon?

True morels are richer in iron, copper, manganese, and zinc, yet sockeye salmon is richer in vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
True morels' daily need coverage for iron is 146% higher.
True morels have 45 times more manganese than sockeye salmon. True morels have 0.587mg of manganese, while sockeye salmon has 0.013mg.
Sockeye salmon has a lower glycemic index than true morels.

We used Mushrooms, morel, raw and Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

True morels

Sockeye salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+290.9%
Contains more IronIron	+2242.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+722.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+269.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4415.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+89.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+57.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1513.6%

~equal in Potassium ~436mg

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.

True morels

Sockeye salmon

Contains more FolateFolate

+28.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+227.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+127.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+349.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+189.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+508.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12		4.47µg	186%
Iron	12.18mg	0.52mg	146%
Selenium	2.2µg	35.5µg	61%
Copper	0.625mg	0.076mg	61%
Vitamin D	206IU	670IU	58%
Vitamin D	5.1µg	16.7µg	58%
Vitamin B6	0.136mg	0.827mg	53%
Vitamin B3	2.252mg	10.123mg	49%
Protein	3.12g	26.48g	47%
Manganese	0.587mg	0.013mg	25%
Cholesterol		61mg	20%
Choline		112.6mg	20%
Vitamin B5	0.44mg	1.274mg	17%
Phosphorus	194mg	305mg	16%
Zinc	2.03mg	0.55mg	13%
Fiber	2.8g	0g	11%
Fats	0.57g	5.57g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.069mg	0.157mg	7%
Vitamin E		0.99mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.433g	1.327g	6%
Calories	31kcal	156kcal	6%
Vitamin A	0µg	58µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.052g	1.864g	5%
Magnesium	19mg	36mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.065g	0.969g	4%
Sodium	21mg	92mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.205mg	0.246mg	3%
Calcium	43mg	11mg	3%
Carbs	5.1g	0g	2%
Potassium	411mg	436mg	1%
Folate	9µg	7µg	1%
Net carbs	2.3g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.6g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.023g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.335mg	0%
Threonine		1.247mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.274mg	0%
Leucine		2.185mg	0%
Lysine		2.574mg	0%
Methionine		0.858mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.086mg	0%
Valine		1.461mg	0%
Histidine		0.711mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.299g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.56g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.093g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.001g	0.019g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.215g		N/A