Chicken meat vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chicken meat and salmon?

Chicken meat is richer in zinc and iron, while salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D*, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
Salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 104% higher.
Salmon has 5 times less zinc than chicken meat. Chicken meat has 1.94mg of zinc, while salmon has 0.43mg.
Salmon is lower in cholesterol.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Chicken meat

Salmon

Contains more IronIron	+270.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+34.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+351.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+72.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+73.2%

~equal in Calcium ~15mg

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.

Chicken meat

Salmon

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2300%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+43.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+322.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+439.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+833.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+580%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.045mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	2.8µg	104%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	526 IU	66%
Vitamin D	0µg	13.1µg	66%
Selenium	23.9µg	41.4µg	32%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.34mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.647mg	19%
Zinc	1.94mg	0.43mg	14%
Iron	1.26mg	0.34mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	4.553g	11%
Protein	27.3g	22.1g	10%
Phosphorus	182mg	252mg	10%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	1.475mg	9%
Cholesterol	88mg	63mg	8%
Folate	5µg	34µg	7%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	1.14mg	6%
Saturated fat	3.79g	2.397g	6%
Potassium	223mg	384mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.7mg	4%
Choline	65.9mg	90.5mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.135mg	3%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	8.045mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	4.181g	3%
Calories	239kcal	206kcal	2%
Fats	13.6g	12.35g	2%
Magnesium	23mg	30mg	2%
Copper	0.066mg	0.049mg	2%
Vitamin A	48µg	69µg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0.1µg	2%
Sodium	82mg	61mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	93kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	3.6	N/A
Calcium	15mg	15mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.016mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.969mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	1.018mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.796mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	2.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.654mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.863mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.651mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.69g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	1.457g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.17g	N/A