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Carp vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between carp and smoked salmon?

  • Carp is richer in phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, and iron, while smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, and vitamin B3.
  • Smoked salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 75% higher.
  • Smoked salmon has 6 times less zinc than carp. Carp has 1.9mg of zinc, while smoked salmon has 0.31mg.
  • Smoked salmon is lower in cholesterol.

We used Fish, carp, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Carp
Carp
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 16% 38% 60% 24% 52% 228% 8.2% 6.5% 88%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 3.3% 15% 32% 77% 8.5% 70% 88% 2.2% 177%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +372.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +144%
Contains more IronIron +87.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +512.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +223.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +194.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +215.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Carp
Carp
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 5.3% 3.3% 0% 0% 35% 16% 39% 52% 51% 184% 0% 13% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 8.7% 27% 257% 5.8% 23% 89% 52% 64% 408% 0.25% 1.5% 49%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +508.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +44.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +124.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +121.8%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carp Smoked salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin D 17.1µg 86%
Vitamin D 685IU 86%
Vitamin B12 1.47µg 3.26µg 75%
Phosphorus 531mg 164mg 52%
Selenium 16.2µg 32.4µg 29%
Sodium 63mg 672mg 26%
Cholesterol 84mg 23mg 20%
Copper 0.073mg 0.23mg 17%
Choline 89mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.1mg 4.72mg 16%
Zinc 1.9mg 0.31mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.023mg 10%
Iron 1.59mg 0.85mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.35mg 9%
Protein 22.86g 18.28g 9%
Potassium 427mg 175mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.835g 0.995g 6%
Magnesium 38mg 18mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.278mg 5%
Calcium 52mg 11mg 4%
Fats 7.17g 4.32g 4%
Folate 17µg 2µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.985g 2.023g 2%
Saturated fat 1.388g 0.929g 2%
Calories 162kcal 117kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.101mg 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 26µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.017mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 0.87mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.256mg 0.205mg 0%
Threonine 1.002mg 0.801mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.054mg 0.842mg 0%
Leucine 1.858mg 1.486mg 0%
Lysine 2.1mg 1.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.677mg 0.541mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.893mg 0.714mg 0%
Valine 1.178mg 0.942mg 0%
Histidine 0.673mg 0.538mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.305g 0.183g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.146g 0.267g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.105g 0.073g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carp
Carp
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23% 7% 70%
Protein: 22.86 g
Fats: 7.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.63 g
Other: 0.34 g
18% 4% 72% 5%
Protein: 18.28 g
Fats: 4.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72 g
Other: 5.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.1%
Contains more FatsFats +66%
Contains more OtherOther +1488.2%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~72g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carp
Carp
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22% 48% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.388 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.985 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.835 g
24% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.929 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.995 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +47.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Carp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174185/nutrients
  2. Smoked salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173687/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.