Sheepshead vs. Chinook salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sheepshead and chinook salmon different?

Sheepshead is richer in selenium and copper, while chinook salmon is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, magnesium, fats, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
Chinook salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B3 52% more than sheepshead.
Sheepshead contains 2 times more copper than chinook salmon. Sheepshead contains 0.122mg of copper, while chinook salmon contains 0.053mg.
Sheepshead is lower in saturated fat.

Fish, sheepshead, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sheepshead

Chinook salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+32.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+130.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+12.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+248.6%
Contains more IronIron	+35.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.8%

~equal in Potassium ~505mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~371mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sheepshead

Chinook salmon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+325.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+208%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+458.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+32%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+24.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+105.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	1.8mg	10.045mg	52%
Vitamin B12	2.3µg	2.87µg	24%
Magnesium	35mg	122mg	21%
Fats	1.63g	13.38g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.382g	2.662g	15%
Vitamin A	35µg	149µg	13%
Saturated fat	0.36g	3.214g	13%
Monounsaturated fat	0.35g	5.742g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.35mg	0.462mg	9%
Copper	0.122mg	0.053mg	8%
Selenium	51.3µg	46.8µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg	0.154mg	8%
Cholesterol	64mg	85mg	7%
Calories	126kcal	231kcal	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	4.1mg	5%
Folate	17µg	35µg	5%
Iron	0.67mg	0.91mg	3%
Phosphorus	350mg	371mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.044mg	3%
Protein	26.02g	25.72g	1%
Calcium	37mg	28mg	1%
Zinc	0.63mg	0.56mg	1%
Sodium	73mg	60mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	48kcal	90kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	79g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	2.6	N/A
Potassium	512mg	505mg	0%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.019mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.865mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	1.141mg	1.127mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.199mg	1.185mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	2.09mg	0%
Lysine	2.39mg	2.362mg	0%
Methionine	0.77mg	0.761mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.016mg	1.004mg	0%
Valine	1.34mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.766mg	0.757mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.083g	1.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.107g	0.727g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.04g	0.296g	N/A