Salmon vs chicken
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
22.1 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 12.3 g fat
31 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 3.6 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 g 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 B12117% vs 14%
2.8 µg vs 0.34 µg
- Vitamin D66% vs 1%
13.1 µg vs 0.1 µg
- Niacin (B3)50% vs 86%
8 mg vs 13.7 mg
- Selenium75% vs 50%
41.4 µg vs 27.6 µg
- Thiamin (B1)28% vs 6%
0.34 mg vs 0.07 mg
- Protein44% vs 62%
22.1 g vs 31 g
- Total fat16% vs 5%
12.3 g vs 3.6 g
- Pantothenic acid (B5)30% vs 19%
1.5 mg vs 0.96 mg
- Folate9% vs 1%
34 µg vs 4 µg
- Cholesterollimit21% vs 28%
63 mg vs 85 mg
- Vitamin A8% vs 1%
69 µg vs 6 µg
- Saturated fatlimit12% vs 5%
2.4 g vs 1 g
- Vitamin E8% vs 2%
1.1 mg vs 0.27 mg
- Zinc4% vs 9%
0.43 mg vs 1 mg
- Vitamin C4% vs 0%
3.7 mg vs 0 mg
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.