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Sockeye salmon vs. Butterfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sockeye salmon and butterfish?

  • Sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5, yet butterfish is higher in selenium.
  • Sockeye salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 110% more.
  • Sockeye salmon has 2 times more vitamin B6 than butterfish. While sockeye salmon has 0.827mg of vitamin B6, butterfish has only 0.346mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in sockeye salmon is lower.

We used Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat and Fish, butterfish, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 3.3% 38% 20% 25% 15% 131% 12% 1.7% 194%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 8.4% 42% 24% 23% 27% 132% 15% 2.5% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +154.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.3%
Contains more IronIron +23.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +31.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.069mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~308mg

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.
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% 19% 20% 251% 39% 57% 190% 76% 191% 559% 0.25% 5.3% 61%
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% 11% 0% 0% 37% 44% 108% 52% 80% 229% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +75.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +75.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +139%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +144.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +142.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.146mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sockeye salmon Butterfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 4.47µg 1.83µg 110%
Vitamin D 16.7µg 84%
Vitamin D 670IU 84%
Vitamin B6 0.827mg 0.346mg 37%
Vitamin B3 10.123mg 5.769mg 27%
Selenium 35.5µg 46.8µg 21%
Choline 112.6mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.327g 9%
Protein 26.48g 22.15g 9%
Vitamin B5 1.274mg 0.865mg 8%
Cholesterol 61mg 83mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.99mg 7%
Fats 5.57g 10.28g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 1.864g 5%
Saturated fat 0.969g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.246mg 0.192mg 4%
Zinc 0.55mg 0.99mg 4%
Vitamin A 58µg 33µg 3%
Folate 7µg 17µg 3%
Calories 156kcal 187kcal 2%
Iron 0.52mg 0.64mg 2%
Calcium 11mg 28mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.157mg 0.146mg 1%
Sodium 92mg 114mg 1%
Copper 0.076mg 0.069mg 1%
Potassium 436mg 481mg 1%
Magnesium 36mg 32mg 1%
Phosphorus 305mg 308mg 0%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.019mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.023g N/A
Tryptophan 0.335mg 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 1.247mg 0.971mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.274mg 1.021mg 0%
Leucine 2.185mg 1.801mg 0%
Lysine 2.574mg 2.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.858mg 0.656mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0.865mg 0%
Valine 1.461mg 1.141mg 0%
Histidine 0.711mg 0.652mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.299g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.56g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.093g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 6% 67%
Protein: 26.48 g
Fats: 5.57 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.33 g
Other: 0.62 g
22% 10% 67%
Protein: 22.15 g
Fats: 10.28 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.83 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.5%
Contains more FatsFats +84.6%
Contains more OtherOther +19.4%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~66.83g

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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. Sockeye salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173692/nutrients
  2. Butterfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174231/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.