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.
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.
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
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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
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +62.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +33.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +54.4% |
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