Salmon vs Catfish: All Nutritional Differences
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
Fact 1: There is More Calories in Salmon
At first glance, you can see that in salmon is much more calories than in catfish.
Salmon has 208 kcal per 100g and catfish 119 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 75%.
Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in salmon cames from fat and in catfish from protein.
See tables below to compare salmon with catfish in details.
Fact 2: Salmon And Catfish Nutrition Difference
Catfish vs Salmon: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
| per 100g | Salmon | Catfish |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 208 | 119 |
| Fat | 13.42 g | 5.94 g |
| Protein | 20.42 g | 15.23 g |
| Water | 64.89 g | 79.06 g |
| Calcium | 9 mg | 8 mg |
| Iron | 0.34 mg | 0.23 mg |
| Magnessium | 27 mg | 19 mg |
| Potassium | 363 mg | 302 mg |
| Sodium | 59 mg | 98 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.207 mg | 0.02 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.155 mg | 0.083 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 8.672 mg | 2.105 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.636 mg | 0.154 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.026 mg | 0.01 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 3.55 mg | 0.81 mg |
| Vitaminium K | 0.001 mg | 0.002 mg |
More protein in salmon
It is aslo easy to see see that in salmon is more protein than in catfish.
There is 15.23g per 100g of catfish and 20.42g per 100g of salmon so using simple math we can see that difference is about 34%.
More fat in salmon
In salmon is more fats than in catfish.
The tables above show us that there is 5.94g/100g of fats in catfish and 13.42g/100g in salmon. In this case difference is about 126%.
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
Catfish
119kcal- Calories119
- Fat5.94 g
- Protein15.23 g
- Water79.06 g
100g | ounce | single piece
Calories source
- 0% CARBS
- 53% PROTEIN
- 47% FAT
Vitamins: catfish vs salmon
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine): salmon 935% more than catfish
- Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin): salmon 87% more than catfish
- Vitaminium B3 (Niacin): salmon 312% more than catfish
- Vitaminium B6: salmon 313% more than catfish
- Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid): salmon 160% more than catfish
- Vitaminium E: salmon 338% more than catfish
- Vitaminium K: catfish 100% more than salmon
Minerals: salmon vs catfish
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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