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Chicken vs Salmon
CALORIC DENSITY
Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat & skn, ckd, rstd
Salmon, sockeye, raw
2.47
1.68
5094
15085

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Chicken
Salmon
Protein = 20g
Protein = 25g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Fat = 13g
Fat = 10g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 0g
Monounsaturated = 5g
Monounsaturated = 5g
Polyunsaturated = 3g
Polyunsaturated = 2g
Saturated Fat = 4g
Saturated Fat = 2g
Nutrient chicken salmon
Protein 20g 25g
Carbohydrate 0g 0g
Fiber 0g 0g
Fat 13g 10g
Monounsat. Fat 5g 10g
Polyunsat. Fat 3g 2g
Saturated Fat 4g 2g
chicken
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 12%
Choline = 27%
Vitamin A = 6%
Vitamin A = 11%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 2%
Vitamin E = 6%
Vitamin K = 4%
Vitamin K = 1%
Nutrientchickensalmon
Choline12%27%
Vitamin A6%11%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E2%6%
Vitamin K4%1%

Chicken are a good source of Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus. Chicken are a great source of Niacin. Salmon are a good source of Thiamin, Vitamin B6. Salmon are a great source of Niacin, Phosphorus. Salmon are an excellent source of Vitamin B12.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 5%
Vitamin B1 = 24%
Vitamin B2 = 16%
Vitamin B2 = 16%
Vitamin B3 = 43%
Vitamin B3 = 57%
Vitamin B5 = 18%
Vitamin B5 = 15%
Vitamin B6 = 23%
Vitamin B6 = 21%
Vitamin B12 = 12%
Vitamin B12 = 298%
Nutrientchickensalmon
Vitamin B15%24%
Vitamin B216%16%
Vitamin B343%57%
Vitamin B518%15%
Vitamin B623%21%
Vitamin B1212%298%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 5%
Sodium = 4%
Potassium = 5%
Potassium = 13%
Calcium = 2%
Calcium = 1%
Magnesium = 5%
Magnesium = 8%
Phosphorus = 24%
Phosphorus = 44%
Iron = 18%
Iron = 9%
Manganese = 1%
Manganese = 1%
Selenium = 35%
Selenium = 89%
Copper = 6%
Copper = 6%
Zinc = 20%
Zinc = 7%
Nutrientchickensalmon
Sodium5%4%
Potasium5%13%
Calcium2%1%
Magnesium5%8%
Phosphorus24%44%
Iron18%9%
Manganese1%1%
Selenium35%89%
Copper6%6%
Zinc20%7%

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