Croaker vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are croaker and salmon different?

Croaker is richer in iron, while salmon is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and protein.
Salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B6 30% more than croaker.
Croaker contains 6 times more sodium than salmon. Croaker contains 348mg of sodium, while salmon contains 61mg.

Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded, and fried and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat types were used 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.

Croaker

Salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+113.3%
Contains more IronIron	+152.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+400%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.5%

~equal in Selenium ~41.4µg

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.

Croaker

Salmon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+277.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+87.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+99.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+148.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.135mg

~equal in Folate ~34µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D*		526 IU	66%
Vitamin D		13.1µg	66%
Vitamin B6	0.26mg	0.647mg	30%
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	2.8µg	29%
Vitamin B3	4.3mg	8.045mg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.34mg	21%
Choline		90.5mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	1.475mg	15%
Sodium	348mg	61mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	4.553g	11%
Protein	18.2g	22.1g	8%
Vitamin E		1.14mg	8%
Cholesterol	84mg	63mg	7%
Iron	0.86mg	0.34mg	7%
Phosphorus	217mg	252mg	5%
Vitamin A	23µg	69µg	5%
Selenium	38.8µg	41.4µg	5%
Saturated fat	3.476g	2.397g	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.7mg	4%
Carbs	7.54g	0g	3%
Magnesium	42mg	30mg	3%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.016mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	5.32g	4.181g	3%
Calcium	32mg	15mg	2%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Copper	0.065mg	0.049mg	2%
Calories	221kcal	206kcal	1%
Potassium	340mg	384mg	1%
Zinc	0.52mg	0.43mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	121kcal	93kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	45g	49g	N/A
Fats	12.67g	12.35g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	3.6	N/A
Net carbs	7.14g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.135mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Folate	34µg	34µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	0.788mg	0.969mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.847mg	1.018mg	0%
Leucine	1.48mg	1.796mg	0%
Lysine	1.571mg	2.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.525mg	0.654mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.742mg	0.863mg	0%
Valine	0.947mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.525mg	0.651mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.113g	0.69g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.089g	1.457g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.079g	0.17g	N/A