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Chinook salmon vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chinook salmon and smelt

  • Chinook salmon is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin A, while smelt is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, zinc, and copper.
  • Chinook salmon covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 52% more than smelt.
  • Chinook salmon has 9 times more vitamin A than smelt. Chinook salmon has 496IU of vitamin A, while smelt has 58IU.
  • Smelt is lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 87% 8.4% 45% 34% 18% 15% 159% 7.8% 2.5% 255%
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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% 23% 33% 43% 59% 58% 126% 10% 117% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +221.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more IronIron +26.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +235.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +278.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4636.8%
~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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.
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 14% 50% 0% 0% 11% 36% 188% 52% 107% 359% 0% 26% 0%
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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 0% 5.7% 0% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +776.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +468.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +171.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +38.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.146mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Smelt DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 1.766mg 52%
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 3.97µg 46%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.9mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.17mg 22%
Magnesium 122mg 38mg 20%
Fats 13.38g 3.1g 16%
Vitamin A 149µg 17µg 15%
Zinc 0.56mg 2.12mg 14%
Copper 0.053mg 0.178mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 0.822g 12%
Saturated fat 3.214g 0.579g 12%
Phosphorus 371mg 295mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 1.135g 10%
Folate 35µg 5µg 8%
Protein 25.72g 22.6g 6%
Calcium 28mg 77mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0mg 5%
Calories 231kcal 124kcal 5%
Potassium 505mg 372mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.74mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.01mg 3%
Iron 0.91mg 1.15mg 3%
Cholesterol 85mg 90mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.146mg 1%
Sodium 60mg 77mg 1%
Selenium 46.8µg 46.8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 0.991mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 1.041mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 1.837mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 2.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0.669mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 0.882mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0.665mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g 0.023g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 13% 66%
Protein: 25.72 g
Fats: 13.38 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.6 g
Other: 0 g
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23% 3% 73%
Protein: 22.6 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.79 g
Other: 1.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.8%
Contains more FatsFats +331.6%
Contains more WaterWater +11%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.51g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 49% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.742 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.662 g
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23% 32% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.135 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +598.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +134.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82%

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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. Chinook salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171999/nutrients
  2. Smelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175147/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.