Butterfish vs. Sockeye salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between butterfish and sockeye salmon?

Butterfish is higher in selenium and fats, yet sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, protein, and vitamin B5.
Sockeye salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 110% more.
Butterfish has 2 times more fats than sockeye salmon. While butterfish has 10.28g of fats, sockeye salmon has only 5.57g.
The amount of cholesterol in sockeye salmon is lower.

We used Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butterfish

Sockeye salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+154.5%
Contains more IronIron	+23.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+46.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+31.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+10.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.3%

~equal in Potassium ~436mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~305mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butterfish

Sockeye salmon

Contains more FolateFolate

+142.9%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+75.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+75.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+139%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+144.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.157mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.83µg	4.47µg	110%
Vitamin D*		670 IU	84%
Vitamin D		16.7µg	84%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.827mg	37%
Vitamin B3	5.769mg	10.123mg	27%
Selenium	46.8µg	35.5µg	21%
Choline		112.6mg	20%
Protein	22.15g	26.48g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat		1.327g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	1.274mg	8%
Fats	10.28g	5.57g	7%
Cholesterol	83mg	61mg	7%
Vitamin E		0.99mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat		1.864g	5%
Zinc	0.99mg	0.55mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.246mg	4%
Saturated fat		0.969g	4%
Vitamin A	33µg	58µg	3%
Folate	17µg	7µg	3%
Calories	187kcal	156kcal	2%
Calcium	28mg	11mg	2%
Iron	0.64mg	0.52mg	2%
Magnesium	32mg	36mg	1%
Potassium	481mg	436mg	1%
Copper	0.069mg	0.076mg	1%
Sodium	114mg	92mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.157mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	84kcal	59kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	64g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		3.3	N/A
Phosphorus	308mg	305mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.013mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.023g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.335mg	0%
Threonine	0.971mg	1.247mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.021mg	1.274mg	0%
Leucine	1.801mg	2.185mg	0%
Lysine	2.035mg	2.574mg	0%
Methionine	0.656mg	0.858mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.865mg	1.086mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	1.461mg	0%
Histidine	0.652mg	0.711mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.299g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.56g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.093g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.019g	N/A