Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
filet o fish
versus
salmon
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in filet o fish and salmon:
Both filet o fish and salmon are high in calories. Filet o fish has 122% more calories than salmon - filet o fish has 282 calories per 100 grams and salmon has 127 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, filet o fish is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and heavier in fat compared to salmon per calorie. Filet o fish has a macronutrient ratio of 16:37:47 and for salmon, 67:0:33 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Filet O Fish | Salmon | |
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Protein | 16% | 67% |
Carbohydrates | 37% | ~ |
Fat | 47% | 33% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Salmon has signficantly less carbohydrates than filet o fish - filet o fish has 26.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Filet o fish has more dietary fiber than salmon - filet o fish has 1.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has less sugar than filet o fish - filet o fish has 3.7g of sugar per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Both filet o fish and salmon are high in protein. Salmon has 82% more protein than filet o fish - filet o fish has 11.3g of protein per 100 grams and salmon has 20.5g of protein.
Salmon has 71% less saturated fat than filet o fish - filet o fish has 2.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and salmon has 0.81g of saturated fat.
Both filet o fish and salmon are low in trans fat - filet o fish has 0.13g of trans fat per 100 grams and salmon has 0.03g of trans fat.
Filet o fish and salmon contain similar amounts of cholesterol - filet o fish has 32mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and salmon has 46mg of cholesterol.
Filet o fish and salmon contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - filet o fish has 0.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has more Vitamin A than filet o fish - salmon has 35ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and filet o fish does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon is an excellent source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than filet o fish - salmon has 435iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and filet o fish does not contain significant amounts.
Filet o fish and salmon contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - filet o fish has 1.2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and salmon has 0.4mg of Vitamin E.
Filet o fish and salmon contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - filet o fish has 4.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and salmon has 0.4ug of Vitamin K.
Filet o fish has more thiamin and folate, however, salmon contains more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both filet o fish and salmon contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
Filet O Fish | Salmon | |
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Thiamin | 0.211 MG | 0.08 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.13 MG | 0.105 MG |
Niacin | 2.22 MG | 7.995 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 1.03 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.611 MG |
Folate | 21 UG | 4 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.08 UG | 4.15 UG |
Filet o fish is an excellent source of calcium and it has 16 times more calcium than salmon - filet o fish has 120mg of calcium per 100 grams and salmon has 7mg of calcium.
Filet o fish has 311% more iron than salmon - filet o fish has 1.6mg of iron per 100 grams and salmon has 0.38mg of iron.
Both filet o fish and salmon are high in potassium. Salmon has 66% more potassium than filet o fish - filet o fish has 220mg of potassium per 100 grams and salmon has 366mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, filet o fish has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than salmon per 100 grams, however, salmon contains more dha, epa and dpa than filet o fish per 100 grams.
Filet O Fish | Salmon | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.639 G | 0.047 G |
DHA | 0.061 G | 0.333 G |
EPA | 0.03 G | 0.182 G |
DPA | 0.005 G | 0.047 G |
Total | 0.735 G | 0.609 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, filet o fish has more linoleic acid than salmon per 100 grams.
Filet O Fish | Salmon | |
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other omega 6 | 0.006 G | 0.004 G |
linoleic acid | 5.187 G | 0.081 G |
Total | 5.193 G | 0.085 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Filet O Fish (McDONALD'S, FILET-O-FISH) and Salmon (Fish, salmon, pink, raw) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||