Salmon vs chicken
In short
One serving each: 175 calories in salmon (3 oz, 85 g), 140 calories in chicken (3 oz, 85 g). Most of those in chicken come from protein.
More in salmon: vitamin B12 (8.2×), vitamin D, selenium, thiamin (4.9×) and 6 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
3 oz (85 g) · 18.8 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 10.5 g fat
3 oz (85 g) · 26.4 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 3 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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 B1299% vs 12%
2.4 µg vs 0.29 µg
- Vitamin D56% vs <1%
11.1 µg vs 0.085 µg
- Niacin (B3)43% vs 73%
6.8 mg vs 11.7 mg
- Selenium64% vs 43%
35.2 µg vs 23.5 µg
- Thiamin (B1)24% vs 5%
0.29 mg vs 0.06 mg
- Protein38% vs 53%
18.8 g vs 26.4 g
- Total fat13% vs 4%
10.5 g vs 3 g
- Pantothenic acid (B5)25% vs 16%
1.3 mg vs 0.82 mg
- Folate7% vs 1%
28.9 µg vs 3.4 µg
- Cholesterollimit18% vs 24%
53.5 mg vs 72.3 mg
- Vitamin A7% vs 1%
58.6 µg vs 5.1 µg
- Saturated fatlimit10% vs 4%
2 g vs 0.86 g
- Vitamin E6% vs 2%
0.97 mg vs 0.23 mg
- Zinc3% vs 8%
0.37 mg vs 0.85 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit51.9 mg · 62.9 mg2%·3%
- Potassium326 mg · 218 mg7%·5%
- Calcium12.8 mg · 12.8 mg1%·1%
- Iron0.29 mg · 0.88 mg2%·5%
- Magnesium25.5 mg · 24.6 mg6%·6%
- Phosphorus214 mg · 194 mg17%·16%
- Copper0.042 mg · 0.042 mg5%·5%
- Manganese0.014 mg · 0.014 mg1%·1%
- Vitamin C3.1 mg · 0 mg3%·0%
- Vitamin K0.085 µg · 0.26 µg<1%·<1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.11 mg · 0.097 mg9%·7%
- Vitamin B60.55 mg · 0.51 mg32%·30%
- Choline76.9 mg · 72.5 mg14%·13%
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.