Powdered milk vs. Sockeye salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are powdered milk and sockeye salmon different?

Powdered milk is richer in calcium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and potassium, while sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Sockeye salmon covers your daily need for vitamin D, 108% more than powdered milk.
Powdered milk contains 83 times more calcium than sockeye salmon. Powdered milk contains 912mg of calcium, while sockeye salmon contains 11mg.
Sockeye salmon is lower in saturated fat.
Powdered milk has a higher glycemic index (32) than sockeye salmon (0).

Milk, dry, whole, without added vitamin D and Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat types were used 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.

Powdered milk

Sockeye salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+136.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+8190.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+205%
Contains more ZincZinc	+507.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+154.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+207.7%

Contains more IronIron	+10.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+117.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.076mg

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.

Powdered milk

Sockeye salmon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+344.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+80.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+389.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+78.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+428.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+70.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+3240%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1467%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+173.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+37.5%

~equal in Choline ~112.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	912mg	11mg	90%
Vitamin D	20IU	670IU	81%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	16.7µg	81%
Vitamin B2	1.205mg	0.246mg	74%
Saturated fat	16.742g	0.969g	72%
Phosphorus	776mg	305mg	67%
Vitamin B3	0.646mg	10.123mg	59%
Vitamin B12	3.25µg	4.47µg	51%
Vitamin B6	0.302mg	0.827mg	40%
Selenium	16.3µg	35.5µg	35%
Fats	26.71g	5.57g	33%
Potassium	1330mg	436mg	26%
Zinc	3.34mg	0.55mg	25%
Vitamin A	258µg	58µg	22%
Vitamin B5	2.271mg	1.274mg	20%
Calories	496kcal	156kcal	17%
Monounsaturated fat	7.924g	1.864g	15%
Carbs	38.42g	0g	13%
Sodium	371mg	92mg	12%
Cholesterol	97mg	61mg	12%
Magnesium	85mg	36mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.283mg	0.157mg	11%
Vitamin C	8.6mg	0mg	10%
Folate	37µg	7µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.665g	1.327g	4%
Vitamin E	0.58mg	0.99mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	0.1µg	2%
Iron	0.47mg	0.52mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.013mg	1%
Choline	117.4mg	112.6mg	1%
Protein	26.32g	26.48g	0%
Net carbs	38.42g	0g	N/A
Sugar	38.42g	0g	N/A
Copper	0.08mg	0.076mg	0%
Trans fat		0.023g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.371mg	0.335mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	1.247mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.592mg	1.274mg	0%
Leucine	2.578mg	2.185mg	0%
Lysine	2.087mg	2.574mg	0%
Methionine	0.66mg	0.858mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.271mg	1.086mg	0%
Valine	1.762mg	1.461mg	0%
Histidine	0.714mg	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		0.019g	N/A