Sockeye salmon vs. Scallops — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sockeye salmon and scallops?

Sockeye salmon is richer in vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1, yet scallops are richer in phosphorus.
Sockeye salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 111% higher.
Sockeye salmon has 13 times more vitamin B1 than scallops. Sockeye salmon has 0.157mg of vitamin B1, while scallops have 0.012mg.
Sockeye salmon contains less sodium.

We used Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed types in this comparison.

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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

Scallops

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+38.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+130.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+63.6%

Contains more IronIron	+11.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+181.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+123.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

~equal in Calcium ~10mg

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

Scallops

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+925%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+840.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+248.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+638.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+107.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more FolateFolate

+185.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~110.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.47µg	2.15µg	97%
Vitamin D	16.7µg	0µg	84%
Vitamin D	670IU	2IU	84%
Vitamin B3	10.123mg	1.076mg	57%
Vitamin B6	0.827mg	0.112mg	55%
Selenium	35.5µg	21.7µg	25%
Sodium	92mg	667mg	25%
Vitamin B5	1.274mg	0.366mg	18%
Phosphorus	305mg	426mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.246mg	0.024mg	17%
Protein	26.48g	20.54g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.157mg	0.012mg	12%
Zinc	0.55mg	1.55mg	9%
Cholesterol	61mg	41mg	7%
Vitamin E	0.99mg	0mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.327g	0.222g	7%
Fats	5.57g	0.84g	7%
Vitamin A	58µg	2µg	6%
Copper	0.076mg	0.033mg	5%
Potassium	436mg	314mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.864g	0.082g	4%
Folate	7µg	20µg	3%
Saturated fat	0.969g	0.218g	3%
Calories	156kcal	111kcal	2%
Carbs	0g	5.41g	2%
Starch	0g	3.69g	2%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.029mg	1%
Iron	0.52mg	0.58mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	5.41g	N/A
Magnesium	36mg	37mg	0%
Calcium	11mg	10mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.023g	0.009g	N/A
Choline	112.6mg	110.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.335mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	1.247mg	0.629mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.274mg	0.692mg	0%
Leucine	2.185mg	1.226mg	0%
Lysine	2.574mg	1.258mg	0%
Methionine	0.858mg	0.487mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.086mg	0.597mg	0%
Valine	1.461mg	0.645mg	0%
Histidine	0.711mg	0.314mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.299g	0.072g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.56g	0.104g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.093g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.019g	0.002g	N/A