Salmon vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between salmon and crayfish

Salmon has more vitamin D*, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5; however, crayfish is higher in copper, manganese, and zinc.
Crayfish covers your daily need for copper, 71% more than salmon.
Salmon has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist 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.

Salmon

Crayfish

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more IronIron	+144.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1298%
Contains more ZincZinc	+309.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3162.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~270mg

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

Crayfish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+311.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+360%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+580%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+252.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+154.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+751.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+30.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+31.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+29.4%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.049mg	0.685mg	71%
Vitamin D*	526 IU	0 IU	66%
Vitamin D	13.1µg	0µg	66%
Vitamin B6	0.647mg	0.076mg	44%
Vitamin B3	8.045mg	2.28mg	36%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.553g	0.367g	28%
Vitamin B12	2.8µg	2.15µg	27%
Vitamin B1	0.34mg	0.05mg	24%
Cholesterol	63mg	133mg	23%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.522mg	22%
Vitamin B5	1.475mg	0.58mg	18%
Fats	12.35g	1.2g	17%
Zinc	0.43mg	1.76mg	12%
Protein	22.1g	16.77g	11%
Saturated fat	2.397g	0.181g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.181g	0.244g	10%
Selenium	41.4µg	36.7µg	9%
Calories	206kcal	82kcal	6%
Iron	0.34mg	0.83mg	6%
Vitamin A	69µg	15µg	6%
Calcium	15mg	60mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.135mg	0.085mg	4%
Vitamin C	3.7mg	0.9mg	3%
Potassium	384mg	296mg	3%
Phosphorus	252mg	270mg	3%
Folate	34µg	44µg	3%
Vitamin E	1.14mg	1.5mg	2%
Choline	90.5mg	80.9mg	2%
Magnesium	30mg	33mg	1%
Sodium	61mg	94mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	93kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	122g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.6	3.4	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.234mg	0%
Threonine	0.969mg	0.676mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.018mg	0.811mg	0%
Leucine	1.796mg	1.329mg	0%
Lysine	2.03mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.654mg	0.472mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.863mg	0.706mg	0%
Valine	1.139mg	0.786mg	0%
Histidine	0.651mg	0.341mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.69g	0.119g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	1.457g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.17g	0g	N/A