Chicken vs Salmon: Make Healthy Choices
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Salmon vs Chicken: Nutrition Comparison
| per 100g | Chicken | Salmon |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 114 | 208 |
| Fat | 1.65 g | 13.42 g |
| Protein | 23.2 g | 20.42 g |
| Water | 74.86 g | 64.89 g |
| Calcium | 12 mg | 9 mg |
| Iron | 0.73 mg | 0.34 mg |
| Magnessium | 27 mg | 27 mg |
| Phosphorus | 2.4 mg | 0.5 mg |
| Potassium | 239 mg | 363 mg |
| Sodium | 68 mg | 59 mg |
| Zink | 2.4 mg | 0.5 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.068 mg | 0.207 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.092 mg | 0.155 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 10.604 mg | 8.672 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.54 mg | 0.636 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.004 mg | 0.026 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.22 mg | 3.55 mg |
| Vitaminium K | 0.002 mg | 0.001 mg |
Less Calories in Chicken
At first glance, you can see that in chicken is much less calories than in salmon.
Chicken has 114 kcal per 100g and salmon 208 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 82%.
Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in chicken cames from protein and in salmon from fat.
See tables below to compare chicken with salmon in details.
Chicken And Salmon Nutrition Difference
- Calories:
salmon - 82% more than chicken - Fat:
salmon - 713% more than chicken - Protein:
chicken - 14% more than salmon - Water:
chicken - 15% more than salmon
More protein in chicken
It is aslo easy to see see that in chicken is more protein than in salmon.
There is 20.42g per 100g of salmon and 23.2g per 100g of chicken so using simple math we can see that difference is about 14%.
Less fat in chicken
In chicken is less fats than in salmon.
The tables above show us that there is 13.42g/100g of fats in salmon and 1.65g/100g in chicken. In this case difference is about 713%.
Chicken
114kcal- Calories114
- Fat1.65 g
- Protein23.2 g
- Water74.86 g
100g | ounce | single piece | breast | thigh | leg | wing
Calories source
- 0% CARBS.
- 86% PROTEIN
- 14% FAT
Salmon
208kcal- Calories208
- Fat13.42 g
- Protein20.42 g
- Water64.89 g
100g | ounce | single piece | steak
Calories source
- 0% CARBS
- 40% PROTEIN
- 60% FAT
Vitamins: salmon vs chicken
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
salmon - 204% more than chicken - Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
salmon - 68% more than chicken - Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
chicken - 22% more than salmon - Vitaminium B6:
salmon - 18% more than chicken - Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
salmon - 550% more than chicken - Vitaminium E:
salmon - 1514% more than chicken - Vitaminium K:
chicken - 100% more than salmon
Minerals: chicken vs salmon
- Calcium:
chicken - 33% more than salmon - Iron:
chicken - 115% more than salmon - Magnessium:
salmon - 0% more than chicken - Phosphorus:
chicken - 380% more than salmon - Potassium:
salmon - 52% more than chicken - Sodium:
chicken - 15% more than salmon - Zink:
chicken - 380% more than salmon
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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