Cheeseburger vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cheeseburgers and smoked salmon?

Cheeseburgers are richer in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, zinc, and folate, while smoked salmon is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B12, selenium, and copper.
Smoked salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 114% higher.
Smoked salmon has 35 times less folate than cheeseburgers. Cheeseburgers have 70µg of folate, while smoked salmon has 2µg.
Smoked salmon is lower in saturated fat.
Cheeseburgers have a higher glycemic index (66) than smoked salmon (0).

We used Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain 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.

Cheeseburger

Smoked salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+44.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+981.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12%
Contains more IronIron	+218.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+703.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1758.8%

Contains more CopperCopper	+107.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+65.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~164mg

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.

Cheeseburger

Smoked salmon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1173.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+259.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3400%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+159.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+17000%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+328.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+208%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.72mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.76µg	3.26µg	104%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	17.1µg	85%
Vitamin D	2IU	685IU	85%
Saturated fat	6.473g	0.929g	25%
Vitamin B1	0.293mg	0.023mg	23%
Selenium	19.6µg	32.4µg	23%
Iron	2.71mg	0.85mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.101mg	20%
Zinc	2.49mg	0.31mg	20%
Folate	70µg	2µg	17%
Fats	14.72g	4.32g	16%
Copper	0.111mg	0.23mg	13%
Manganese	0.316mg	0.017mg	13%
Calcium	119mg	11mg	11%
Choline	28.9mg	89mg	11%
Calories	308kcal	117kcal	10%
Carbs	28.03g	0g	9%
Starch	19.87g		8%
Fiber	2g	0g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.413g	2.023g	8%
Sodium	515mg	672mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.545mg	0.87mg	7%
Cholesterol	43mg	23mg	7%
Vitamin E	0.52mg	1.35mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.658g	0.995g	4%
Protein	16.51g	18.28g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.228mg	0.278mg	4%
Vitamin B3	5.217mg	4.72mg	3%
Vitamin K	4.2µg	0.1µg	3%
Vitamin A	50µg	26µg	3%
Fructose	1.94g		2%
Magnesium	26mg	18mg	2%
Potassium	196mg	175mg	1%
Net carbs	26.03g	0g	N/A
Sugar	4.88g	0g	N/A
Phosphorus	161mg	164mg	0%
Trans fat	0.57g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.155mg	0.205mg	0%
Threonine	0.571mg	0.801mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.755mg	0.842mg	0%
Leucine	1.316mg	1.486mg	0%
Lysine	0.784mg	1.679mg	0%
Methionine	0.377mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.755mg	0.714mg	0%
Valine	0.881mg	0.942mg	0%
Histidine	0.445mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.183g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.267g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g	0.073g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.322g		N/A