Sockeye salmon vs. Whiting — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sockeye salmon and whiting different?

Sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B1,2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and choline; however, whiting is richer in selenium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin D for sockeye salmon is 100% higher.
Sockeye salmon contains 6 times more vitamin B3 than whiting. While sockeye salmon contains 10.123mg of vitamin B3, whiting contains only 1.67mg.
Sockeye salmon has less cholesterol.

Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat and Fish, whiting, mixed species, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used 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

Whiting

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+23.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+90%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+463.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+15.8%

~equal in Potassium ~434mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.53mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~285mg

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

Whiting

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+52.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+160.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+827.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+130.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+310%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+506.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+409.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+359.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+71.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+35.2%

Contains more FolateFolate

+114.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.47µg	2.6µg	78%
Vitamin D	16.7µg	1.8µg	75%
Vitamin D	670IU	73IU	75%
Vitamin B3	10.123mg	1.67mg	53%
Vitamin B6	0.827mg	0.18mg	50%
Vitamin B5	1.274mg	0.25mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.246mg	0.06mg	14%
Selenium	35.5µg	41.1µg	10%
Cholesterol	61mg	84mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.157mg	0.068mg	7%
Protein	26.48g	23.48g	6%
Fats	5.57g	1.69g	6%
Calcium	11mg	62mg	5%
Choline	112.6mg	83.3mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.327g	0.587g	5%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.13mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	1.864g	0.445g	4%
Copper	0.076mg	0.04mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.99mg	0.38mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.969g	0.4g	3%
Phosphorus	305mg	285mg	3%
Folate	7µg	15µg	2%
Calories	156kcal	116kcal	2%
Vitamin A	58µg	38µg	2%
Sodium	92mg	132mg	2%
Magnesium	36mg	27mg	2%
Iron	0.52mg	0.42mg	1%
Potassium	436mg	434mg	0%
Zinc	0.55mg	0.53mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.023g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.335mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.247mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.274mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	2.185mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	2.574mg	2.156mg	0%
Methionine	0.858mg	0.695mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.086mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.461mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.711mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.299g	0.283g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.56g	0.235g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.093g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.019g		N/A