Salmon vs. Cockles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between salmon and cockles

Salmon is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin B1, yet cockles are higher in iron.
Cockles cover your daily iron needs 198% more than salmon.
Salmon contains 34 times more vitamin B1 than cockles. While salmon contains 0.34mg of vitamin B1, cockles contain only 0.01mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Cockles, raw (Alaska Native).

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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.

Salmon

Cockles

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+4664.7%

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.

Salmon

Cockles

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+151.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.34mg	16.2mg	198%
Vitamin B12	2.8µg		117%
Selenium	41.4µg		75%
Vitamin D*	526 IU		66%
Vitamin D	13.1µg		66%
Vitamin B6	0.647mg		50%
Phosphorus	252mg		36%
Vitamin B3	8.045mg	3.2mg	30%
Vitamin B5	1.475mg		30%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.553g		30%
Vitamin B1	0.34mg	0.01mg	28%
Cholesterol	63mg		21%
Fats	12.35g	0.7g	18%
Protein	22.1g	13.5g	17%
Choline	90.5mg		16%
Potassium	384mg		11%
Saturated fat	2.397g		11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.181g		10%
Folate	34µg		9%
Vitamin A	69µg		8%
Vitamin E	1.14mg		8%
Magnesium	30mg		7%
Calories	206kcal	79kcal	6%
Copper	0.049mg		5%
Vitamin B2	0.135mg	0.2mg	5%
Vitamin C	3.7mg		4%
Zinc	0.43mg		4%
Sodium	61mg		3%
Carbs	0g	4.7g	2%
Calcium	15mg	30mg	2%
Manganese	0.016mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	93kcal	59kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	127g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.6		N/A
Net carbs	0g	4.7g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg		0%
Threonine	0.969mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.018mg		0%
Leucine	1.796mg		0%
Lysine	2.03mg		0%
Methionine	0.654mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.863mg		0%
Valine	1.139mg		0%
Histidine	0.651mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.69g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	1.457g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.17g		N/A