Sucker fish vs. Chinook salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sucker fish and chinook salmon?

Sucker fish is higher in manganese and copper, yet chinook salmon is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, magnesium, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for selenium is 56% more.
Sucker fish has 40 times more manganese than chinook salmon. While sucker fish has 0.769mg of manganese, chinook salmon has only 0.019mg.
The amount of cholesterol in sucker fish is lower.

We used Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat 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.

Sucker fish

Chinook salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+221.4%
Contains more IronIron	+83.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+371.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3947.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+221.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

~equal in Potassium ~505mg

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.

Sucker fish

Chinook salmon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+152.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+81.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+587.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+24.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+105.9%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.2µg	46.8µg	56%
Vitamin B3	1.462mg	10.045mg	54%
Manganese	0.769mg	0.019mg	33%
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	2.87µg	23%
Copper	0.25mg	0.053mg	22%
Magnesium	38mg	122mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.231mg	0.462mg	18%
Fats	2.97g	13.38g	16%
Phosphorus	269mg	371mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	0.905g	5.742g	12%
Saturated fat	0.579g	3.214g	12%
Cholesterol	53mg	85mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.035g	2.662g	11%
Iron	1.67mg	0.91mg	10%
Vitamin A	59µg	149µg	10%
Protein	21.49g	25.72g	8%
Calories	119kcal	231kcal	6%
Calcium	90mg	28mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.154mg	5%
Folate	17µg	35µg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	4.1mg	5%
Zinc	0.96mg	0.56mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.044mg	3%
Potassium	487mg	505mg	1%
Sodium	51mg	60mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.865mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.241mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	0.942mg	1.127mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.99mg	1.185mg	0%
Leucine	1.746mg	2.09mg	0%
Lysine	1.973mg	2.362mg	0%
Methionine	0.636mg	0.761mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.839mg	1.004mg	0%
Valine	1.107mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.633mg	0.757mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.244g	1.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.371g	0.727g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.094g	0.296g	N/A