Sockeye salmon vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sockeye salmon and oysters

Sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and phosphorus, yet oysters is higher in zinc, copper, vitamin B12, iron, and manganese.
Oysters covers your daily zinc needs 710% more than sockeye salmon.
Sockeye salmon contains 335 times more vitamin D than oysters. While sockeye salmon contains 670IU of vitamin D, oysters contains only 2IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist 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

Oysters

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+213.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+57.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+954.5%
Contains more IronIron	+1671.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+7409.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+14190.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4446.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~35mg

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

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+123.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+336.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+447.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+185%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1255.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+71.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+291.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+15.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	0.55mg	78.6mg	710%
Copper	0.076mg	5.707mg	626%
Vitamin B12	4.47µg	17.5µg	543%
Iron	0.52mg	9.21mg	109%
Vitamin D	16.7µg	0µg	84%
Vitamin D	670IU	2IU	84%
Vitamin B6	0.827mg	0.061mg	59%
Vitamin B3	10.123mg	1.85mg	52%
Protein	26.48g	11.42g	30%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.591mg	25%
Vitamin B5	1.274mg	0.447mg	17%
Phosphorus	305mg	194mg	16%
Calcium	11mg	116mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.157mg	0.036mg	10%
Potassium	436mg	139mg	9%
Selenium	35.5µg	39.5µg	7%
Cholesterol	61mg	79mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.246mg	0.18mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.99mg	1.7mg	5%
Vitamin A	58µg	26µg	4%
Choline	112.6mg	130mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.864g	0.506g	3%
Calories	156kcal	102kcal	3%
Fats	5.57g	3.42g	3%
Sodium	92mg	166mg	3%
Carbs	0g	5.45g	2%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	2µg	2%
Folate	7µg	14µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.327g	1.056g	2%
Net carbs	0g	5.45g	N/A
Magnesium	36mg	35mg	0%
Sugar	0g	1.23g	N/A
Starch	0g	0.9g	0%
Trans fat	0.023g	0.068g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.969g	0.948g	0%
Tryptophan	0.335mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	1.247mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.274mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	2.185mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.574mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.858mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.086mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	1.461mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.711mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.299g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.56g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.093g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.019g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.061g	N/A