Catfish vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between catfish and salmon

Catfish has less vitamin D*, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and folate.
Salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin D* is 65% more.
Catfish is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, 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.

Catfish

Salmon

Contains more ZincZinc	+34.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more IronIron	+21.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+25.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-48.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+318.2%

~equal in Potassium ~384mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~252mg

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.

Catfish

Salmon

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+2400%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+4266.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+215.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+265.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+183.3%

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D*	10 IU	526 IU	65%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	13.1µg	64%
Selenium	9.9µg	41.4µg	57%
Vitamin B6	0.177mg	0.647mg	36%
Vitamin B3	2.548mg	8.045mg	34%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.34mg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.354g	4.553g	21%
Vitamin B5	0.811mg	1.475mg	13%
Fats	7.19g	12.35g	8%
Vitamin A	1µg	69µg	8%
Protein	18.44g	22.1g	7%
Folate	12µg	34µg	6%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.7mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.586g	2.397g	4%
Calories	144kcal	206kcal	3%
Sodium	119mg	61mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.135mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	3.115g	4.181g	3%
Magnesium	23mg	30mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	0.1µg	2%
Choline	78.7mg	90.5mg	2%
Cholesterol	66mg	63mg	1%
Calcium	9mg	15mg	1%
Potassium	366mg	384mg	1%
Iron	0.28mg	0.34mg	1%
Copper	0.039mg	0.049mg	1%
Zinc	0.58mg	0.43mg	1%
Phosphorus	247mg	252mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.97mg	1.14mg	1%
Vitamin B12	2.78µg	2.8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	78kcal	93kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	3.6	N/A
Manganese	0.018mg	0.016mg	0%
Trans fat	0.063g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.22mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	0.833mg	0.969mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.82mg	1.018mg	0%
Leucine	1.396mg	1.796mg	0%
Lysine	1.677mg	2.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.539mg	0.654mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.735mg	0.863mg	0%
Valine	0.894mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.404mg	0.651mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.02g	0.69g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.069g	1.457g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.018g	0.17g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.049g		N/A