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Pike vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pike and salmon?

  • Pike is higher in vitamin B2, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin A, yet salmon is higher in vitamin B1 and vitamin B3.
  • Pike's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 43% more.
  • Pike has 6 times more iron than salmon. While pike has 2.1mg of iron, salmon has only 0.34mg.

We used Fish, pike, northern, liver (Alaska Native) and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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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.
Pike
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 8.4% 0% 79% 0% 0% 177% 0% 0% 0%
Salmon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 4.5% 34% 13% 16% 12% 108% 8% 2.1% 226%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +86.7%
Contains more IronIron +517.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
Pike
1
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% 0% 0% 25% 162% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Salmon
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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 12% 23% 23% 197% 85% 31% 151% 89% 149% 350% 0.25% 26% 49%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +418.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +240%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +60.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pike Salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.8µg 117%
Selenium 41.4µg 75%
Vitamin D 526IU 66%
Vitamin D 13.1µg 66%
Vitamin B6 0.647mg 50%
Vitamin B2 0.7mg 0.135mg 43%
Vitamin B5 1.475mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.553g 30%
Phosphorus 412mg 252mg 23%
Iron 2.1mg 0.34mg 22%
Cholesterol 63mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.34mg 20%
Vitamin B3 5mg 8.045mg 19%
Choline 90.5mg 16%
Saturated fat 2.397g 11%
Potassium 384mg 11%
Protein 16.6g 22.1g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.181g 10%
Folate 34µg 9%
Vitamin A 69µg 8%
Vitamin E 1.14mg 8%
Fats 8g 12.35g 7%
Magnesium 30mg 7%
Copper 0.049mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 4%
Zinc 0.43mg 4%
Calories 156kcal 206kcal 3%
Sodium 61mg 3%
Manganese 0.016mg 1%
Calcium 28mg 15mg 1%
Carbs 4.3g 0g 1%
Net carbs 4.3g 0g 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
Pike
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17% 8% 4% 70%
Protein: 16.6 g
Fats: 8 g
Carbs: 4.3 g
Water: 69.8 g
Other: 1.3 g
Salmon
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22% 12% 65%
Protein: 22.1 g
Fats: 12.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.75 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +62.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.1%
Contains more FatsFats +54.4%
~equal in Water ~64.75g

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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. Pike - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168021/nutrients
  2. Salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175168/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.