Sockeye salmon vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sockeye salmon and ground beef

Sockeye salmon has more vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B5, while ground beef has more zinc and iron.
Sockeye salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 111% higher.
Ground beef contains 3 times less vitamin B6 than sockeye salmon. Sockeye salmon contains 0.827mg of vitamin B6, while ground beef contains 0.311mg.
The amount of saturated fat in sockeye salmon is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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

Ground beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+111.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+80.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+83.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+44.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+85.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more IronIron	+336.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+961.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.079mg

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

Ground beef

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+725%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+207.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+151.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+148.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+165.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+79.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+53.8%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+2800%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D	670IU	2IU	84%
Vitamin D	16.7µg	0µg	84%
Vitamin B12	4.47µg	2.49µg	83%
Zinc	0.55mg	5.84mg	48%
Vitamin B6	0.827mg	0.311mg	40%
Vitamin B3	10.123mg	4.026mg	38%
Selenium	35.5µg	19.1µg	30%
Saturated fat	0.969g	6.073g	23%
Iron	0.52mg	2.27mg	22%
Phosphorus	305mg	166mg	20%
Fats	5.57g	15.37g	15%
Vitamin B5	1.274mg	0.512mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	1.864g	7.322g	14%
Cholesterol	61mg	88mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.157mg	0.051mg	9%
Choline	112.6mg	73.2mg	7%
Potassium	436mg	241mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.327g	0.408g	6%
Vitamin A	58µg	3µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.99mg	0.12mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.246mg	0.171mg	6%
Magnesium	36mg	17mg	5%
Protein	26.48g	23.87g	5%
Calories	156kcal	241kcal	4%
Calcium	11mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	2.9µg	2%
Sodium	92mg	73mg	1%
Copper	0.076mg	0.079mg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.009mg	0%
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat	0.023g	1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.335mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	1.247mg	0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.274mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	2.185mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	2.574mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.858mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.086mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	1.461mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.711mg	0.775mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.299g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.56g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.093g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.019g		N/A