Salmon vs chicken
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 49 g of salmon or 61 g of chicken. Most of those in chicken come from protein.
More in salmon: vitamin B12 (6.6×), vitamin D, thiamin (3.9×), selenium and total fat (2.8×). More in chicken: niacin (2.1×), protein and cholesterol. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
48.5 g · 10.7 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 6 g fat
60.6 g · 18.8 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 2.2 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin B1257% vs 9%
1.4 µg vs 0.21 µg
- Vitamin D32% vs <1%
6.4 µg vs 0.061 µg
- Niacin (B3)24% vs 52%
3.9 mg vs 8.3 mg
- Protein21% vs 38%
10.7 g vs 18.8 g
- Thiamin (B1)14% vs 4%
0.17 mg vs 0.042 mg
- Cholesterollimit10% vs 17%
30.6 mg vs 51.5 mg
- Selenium37% vs 30%
20.1 µg vs 16.7 µg
- Total fat8% vs 3%
6 g vs 2.2 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Saturated fatlimit1.2 g · 0.61 g6%·3%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit29.6 mg · 44.8 mg1%·2%
- Potassium186 mg · 155 mg4%·3%
- Calcium7.3 mg · 9.1 mg1%·1%
- Iron0.17 mg · 0.63 mg1%·4%
- Magnesium14.6 mg · 17.6 mg3%·4%
- Phosphorus122 mg · 138 mg10%·11%
- Zinc0.21 mg · 0.61 mg2%·6%
- Copper0.024 mg · 0.03 mg3%·3%
- Manganese0.008 mg · 0.01 mg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin A33.5 µg · 3.6 µg4%·<1%
- Vitamin C1.8 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
- Vitamin E0.55 mg · 0.16 mg4%·1%
- Vitamin K0.049 µg · 0.18 µg<1%·<1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.066 mg · 0.069 mg5%·5%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.72 mg · 0.58 mg14%·12%
- Vitamin B60.31 mg · 0.36 mg18%·21%
- Folate16.5 µg · 2.4 µg4%·1%
- Choline43.9 mg · 51.7 mg8%·9%
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.