Salmon vs chicken

Farmed Atlantic salmon, cookedChicken breast, meat only, roasted
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 25% more calories in salmon than in chicken (206 vs 165 in 100 g). Most of those in chicken come from protein.

More in salmon: vitamin B12 (8.2×), vitamin D, selenium, thiamin (4.9×) and 7 more. More in chicken: niacin, protein, cholesterol and zinc (2.3×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Farmed Atlantic salmon, cooked206 cal

22.1 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 12.3 g fat

Chicken breast, meat only, roasted165 cal

31 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 3.6 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%62.5%125%
  • Vitamin B122.8 µg · 0.34 µg
    117%14%
  • Vitamin D13.1 µg · 0.1 µg
    66%1%
  • Niacin (B3)8 mg · 13.7 mg
    50%86%
  • Selenium41.4 µg · 27.6 µg
    75%50%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.34 mg · 0.07 mg
    28%6%
  • Protein22.1 g · 31 g
    44%62%
  • Total fat12.3 g · 3.6 g
    16%5%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)1.5 mg · 0.96 mg
    30%19%
  • Folate34 µg · 4 µg
    9%1%
  • Cholesterollimit63 mg · 85 mg
    21%28%
  • Vitamin A69 µg · 6 µg
    8%1%
  • Saturated fatlimit2.4 g · 1 g
    12%5%
  • Vitamin E1.1 mg · 0.27 mg
    8%2%
  • Zinc0.43 mg · 1 mg
    4%9%
  • Vitamin C3.7 mg · 0 mg
    4%0%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit61 mg · 74 mg3%·3%
  • Potassium384 mg · 256 mg8%·5%
  • Calcium15 mg · 15 mg1%·1%
  • Iron0.34 mg · 1 mg2%·6%
  • Magnesium30 mg · 29 mg7%·7%
  • Phosphorus252 mg · 228 mg20%·18%
  • Copper0.049 mg · 0.049 mg5%·5%
  • Manganese0.016 mg · 0.017 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.1 µg · 0.3 µg<1%·<1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.14 mg · 0.11 mg10%·9%
  • Vitamin B60.65 mg · 0.6 mg38%·35%
  • Choline90.5 mg · 85.3 mg16%·16%

From USDA FoodData Central: Farmed Atlantic salmon, cooked (SR Legacy 175168), Chicken breast, meat only, roasted (SR Legacy 171477). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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