Scallops vs. Sockeye salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between scallops and sockeye salmon?

Scallops are richer in phosphorus, yet sockeye salmon is richer in vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
Sockeye salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 111% higher.
Scallops have 7 times more sodium than sockeye salmon. Scallops have 667mg of sodium, while sockeye salmon has 92mg.

We used Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed 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.

Scallops

Sockeye salmon

Contains more IronIron	+11.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+181.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+123.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+38.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+130.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+63.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

~equal in Calcium ~11mg

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.

Scallops

Sockeye salmon

Contains more FolateFolate

+185.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+925%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+840.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+248.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+638.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+107.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~112.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	4.47µg	97%
Vitamin D	0µg	16.7µg	84%
Vitamin D	2IU	670IU	84%
Vitamin B3	1.076mg	10.123mg	57%
Vitamin B6	0.112mg	0.827mg	55%
Selenium	21.7µg	35.5µg	25%
Sodium	667mg	92mg	25%
Vitamin B5	0.366mg	1.274mg	18%
Phosphorus	426mg	305mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.246mg	17%
Protein	20.54g	26.48g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.157mg	12%
Zinc	1.55mg	0.55mg	9%
Cholesterol	41mg	61mg	7%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.99mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.222g	1.327g	7%
Fats	0.84g	5.57g	7%
Vitamin A	2µg	58µg	6%
Copper	0.033mg	0.076mg	5%
Potassium	314mg	436mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	1.864g	4%
Folate	20µg	7µg	3%
Saturated fat	0.218g	0.969g	3%
Calories	111kcal	156kcal	2%
Carbs	5.41g	0g	2%
Starch	3.69g	0g	2%
Manganese	0.029mg	0.013mg	1%
Iron	0.58mg	0.52mg	1%
Net carbs	5.41g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	37mg	36mg	0%
Calcium	10mg	11mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.009g	0.023g	N/A
Choline	110.7mg	112.6mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.335mg	0%
Threonine	0.629mg	1.247mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.692mg	1.274mg	0%
Leucine	1.226mg	2.185mg	0%
Lysine	1.258mg	2.574mg	0%
Methionine	0.487mg	0.858mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.597mg	1.086mg	0%
Valine	0.645mg	1.461mg	0%
Histidine	0.314mg	0.711mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.072g	0.299g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.104g	0.56g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.093g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g	0.019g	N/A