Sockeye salmon vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sockeye salmon and shrimp?

Sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5, yet shrimp is higher in selenium and copper.
Sockeye salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 117% more.
Sockeye salmon has 168 times more vitamin D than shrimp. While sockeye salmon has 670IU of vitamin D, shrimp has only 4IU.
The amount of cholesterol in sockeye salmon is lower.
The glycemic index of sockeye salmon is lower.

We used Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) 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.

Sockeye salmon

Shrimp

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+156.5%
Contains more IronIron	+62.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+727.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+239.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+196.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+276.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~306mg

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

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+16600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+390.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+925%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+278%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+241.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+169.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+55.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+122.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+242.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+20.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.47µg	1.66µg	117%
Vitamin D	670IU	4IU	83%
Vitamin D	16.7µg	0.1µg	83%
Cholesterol	61mg	211mg	50%
Vitamin B3	10.123mg	2.678mg	47%
Vitamin B6	0.827mg	0.242mg	45%
Sodium	92mg	947mg	37%
Selenium	35.5µg	49.5µg	25%
Copper	0.076mg	0.258mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.246mg	0.024mg	17%
Vitamin B5	1.274mg	0.519mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.157mg	0.032mg	10%
Zinc	0.55mg	1.63mg	10%
Potassium	436mg	170mg	8%
Calcium	11mg	91mg	8%
Vitamin E	0.99mg	2.2mg	8%
Protein	26.48g	22.78g	7%
Fats	5.57g	1.7g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.327g	0.59g	5%
Choline	112.6mg	135.4mg	4%
Vitamin A	58µg	90µg	4%
Folate	7µg	24µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.864g	0.361g	4%
Iron	0.52mg	0.32mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.969g	0.521g	2%
Calories	156kcal	119kcal	2%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.049mg	2%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Magnesium	36mg	37mg	0%
Phosphorus	305mg	306mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.023g	0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.335mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	1.247mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.274mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	2.185mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	2.574mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.858mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.086mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.461mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.711mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.299g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.56g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.093g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.019g	0.012g	N/A