Whitefish vs. Chinook salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between whitefish and chinook salmon

Whitefish has more vitamin B1 and zinc, while chinook salmon has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and iron.
Chinook salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 80% more than whitefish.
Whitefish contains 4 times more vitamin B1 than chinook salmon. While whitefish contains 0.171mg of vitamin B1, chinook salmon contains only 0.044mg.
The amount of saturated fat in whitefish is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, whitefish, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry 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.

Whitefish

Chinook salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+17.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+73.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+126.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+352.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+190.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.4%
Contains more IronIron	+93.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~371mg

~equal in Sodium ~60mg

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.

Whitefish

Chinook salmon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+288.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+282.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+161.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+199%
Contains more FolateFolate	+105.9%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.154mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	2.87µg	80%
Selenium	16.2µg	46.8µg	56%
Vitamin B3	3.846mg	10.045mg	39%
Magnesium	42mg	122mg	19%
Vitamin A	39µg	149µg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.171mg	0.044mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.462mg	9%
Fats	7.51g	13.38g	9%
Saturated fat	1.162g	3.214g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	2.559g	5.742g	8%
Iron	0.47mg	0.91mg	6%
Zinc	1.27mg	0.56mg	6%
Folate	17µg	35µg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	4.1mg	5%
Phosphorus	346mg	371mg	4%
Copper	0.092mg	0.053mg	4%
Protein	24.47g	25.72g	3%
Calories	172kcal	231kcal	3%
Manganese	0.086mg	0.019mg	3%
Potassium	406mg	505mg	3%
Cholesterol	77mg	85mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.755g	2.662g	1%
Calcium	33mg	28mg	1%
Sodium	65mg	60mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.154mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.865mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.274mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	1.073mg	1.127mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.128mg	1.185mg	0%
Leucine	1.989mg	2.09mg	0%
Lysine	2.248mg	2.362mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.761mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.955mg	1.004mg	0%
Valine	1.261mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.757mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.406g	1.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	1.206g	0.727g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.209g	0.296g	N/A