Which has more calories, Chicken or Salmon?

Salmon has more calories than Chicken: 197 kcal vs 133 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Chicken or Salmon?

Salmon has more protein than Chicken: 20.3 g vs 17.9 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Chicken or Salmon?

Salmon has more fat than Chicken: 13.1 g vs 7.16 g per 100 g.

Salmon vs Chicken: Which Packs More Protein & Health Benefits?

Per 100 g, Chicken has 133 kcal and Salmon has 197 kcal, so Chicken has 32% fewer calories.

Salmon has more fat (13.1 g vs 7.16 g). Relative to calories, Chicken is the better protein source (13.5 g vs 10.3 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Chicken - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chicken

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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Salmon

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one salmon (200g)steak (200g)

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Chicken vs Salmon 100g Compare

per 100g	Chicken	Salmon
Calories	133	197
Fat	7.16 g	13.11 g
Saturated fat	1.56 g	3.1 g
Protein	17.91 g	20.32 g
Water	74.72 g	65.84 g
Calcium	5.819 mg	9.423 mg
Iron	0.593 mg	0.259 mg
Magnessium	20.51 mg	25.39 mg
Phosphorus	165.5 mg	2.151 mg
Potassium	301.7 mg	378.2 mg
Sodium	62.95 mg	49.49 mg
Zink	1.177 mg	2.151 mg
Vitaminium A	161 IU	193 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.063 mg	0.207 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.168 mg	0.155 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	8.487 mg	8.672 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.4 mg	0.636 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	0.005 µg	0.026 µg
Vitaminium E	0.27 mg	3.55 mg
Vitaminium K	0.002 µg	0.001 µg

Less Calories in Chicken

At first glance, you can see that in chicken is less calories than in salmon.

Chicken has 133 kcal per 100g and salmon 197 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 48%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in chicken comes from protein and in salmon from fat.

See tables below to compare chicken with salmon in details.

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Chicken 100g

133kcal

Calories source

0% CARBS.
53% PROTEIN
47% FAT

Salmon 100g

197kcal

Calories source

0% CARBS
41% PROTEIN
59% FAT

Salmon calories per:
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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.