Sockeye salmon vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sockeye salmon and catfish

Catfish contain less vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and choline than sockeye salmon.
Sockeye salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 110% higher.
Catfish contain 7 times less vitamin B1 than sockeye salmon. Sockeye salmon contains 0.157mg of vitamin B1, while catfish contain 0.024mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Sockeye salmon

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+56.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.1%
Contains more IronIron	+85.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+94.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+258.6%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+38.5%

~equal in Zinc ~0.58mg

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.

Sockeye salmon

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+5466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+554.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+146%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+297.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+367.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+60.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+43.1%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+71.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.97mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D	670IU	10IU	83%
Vitamin D	16.7µg	0.3µg	82%
Vitamin B12	4.47µg	2.78µg	70%
Vitamin B6	0.827mg	0.177mg	50%
Vitamin B3	10.123mg	2.548mg	47%
Selenium	35.5µg	9.9µg	47%
Protein	26.48g	18.44g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.246mg	0.1mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.157mg	0.024mg	11%
Vitamin B5	1.274mg	0.811mg	9%
Phosphorus	305mg	247mg	8%
Vitamin A	58µg	1µg	6%
Choline	112.6mg	78.7mg	6%
Copper	0.076mg	0.039mg	4%
Iron	0.52mg	0.28mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.969g	1.586g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.864g	3.115g	3%
Magnesium	36mg	23mg	3%
Potassium	436mg	366mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	2.5µg	2%
Cholesterol	61mg	66mg	2%
Fats	5.57g	7.19g	2%
Folate	7µg	12µg	1%
Calories	156kcal	144kcal	1%
Sodium	92mg	119mg	1%
Calcium	11mg	9mg	0%
Zinc	0.55mg	0.58mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.99mg	0.97mg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.018mg	0%
Trans fat	0.023g	0.063g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	1.327g	1.354g	0%
Tryptophan	0.335mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	1.247mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.274mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	2.185mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.574mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.858mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.086mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.461mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.711mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.299g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.56g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.093g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.019g	0.049g	N/A