Salmon vs. Mahimahi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between salmon and mahimahi

Salmon has more vitamin B12, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and folate, while mahimahi has more iron and selenium.
Salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 88% higher.
Mahimahi contains 15 times less vitamin B1 than salmon. Salmon contains 0.34mg of vitamin B1, while mahimahi contains 0.023mg.
The amount of saturated fat in mahimahi is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, mahimahi, 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.

Salmon

Mahimahi

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+26.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+38.8%
Contains more IronIron	+326.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13%

~equal in Copper ~0.053mg

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

Mahimahi

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1378.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+305.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+466.7%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.429mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.8µg	0.69µg	88%
Vitamin D*	526 IU		66%
Vitamin D	13.1µg		66%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.553g	0.211g	29%
Vitamin B1	0.34mg	0.023mg	26%
Fats	12.35g	0.9g	18%
Choline	90.5mg		16%
Iron	0.34mg	1.45mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.647mg	0.462mg	14%
Vitamin B5	1.475mg	0.865mg	12%
Cholesterol	63mg	94mg	10%
Phosphorus	252mg	183mg	10%
Selenium	41.4µg	46.8µg	10%
Saturated fat	2.397g	0.241g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.181g	0.155g	10%
Vitamin E	1.14mg		8%
Folate	34µg	6µg	7%
Calories	206kcal	109kcal	5%
Vitamin C	3.7mg	0mg	4%
Potassium	384mg	533mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.135mg	0.085mg	4%
Vitamin B3	8.045mg	7.429mg	4%
Protein	22.1g	23.72g	3%
Magnesium	30mg	38mg	2%
Sodium	61mg	113mg	2%
Zinc	0.43mg	0.59mg	1%
Vitamin A	69µg	62µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	93kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	92g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.6	1.5	N/A
Calcium	15mg	19mg	0%
Copper	0.049mg	0.053mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.019mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.266mg	0%
Threonine	0.969mg	1.04mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.018mg	1.093mg	0%
Leucine	1.796mg	1.928mg	0%
Lysine	2.03mg	2.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.654mg	0.702mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.863mg	0.926mg	0%
Valine	1.139mg	1.222mg	0%
Histidine	0.651mg	0.698mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.69g	0.026g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	1.457g	0.113g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.17g	0.012g	N/A