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Chinook salmon vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chinook salmon and smoked salmon?

  • Chinook salmon is higher in vitamin B3, phosphorus, selenium, magnesium, and vitamin B6, yet smoked salmon is higher in copper and vitamin B12.
  • Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 33% more.
  • Chinook salmon has 7 times more magnesium than smoked salmon. While chinook salmon has 122mg of magnesium, smoked salmon has only 18mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in smoked salmon is lower.

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

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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%
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 +577.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +154.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +188.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +80.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +44.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +334%
~equal in Iron ~0.85mg

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%
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 AVitamin A +473.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +91.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1650%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +13.6%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Smoked salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin D 17.1µg 86%
Vitamin D 685IU 86%
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 4.72mg 33%
Phosphorus 371mg 164mg 30%
Sodium 60mg 672mg 27%
Selenium 46.8µg 32.4µg 26%
Magnesium 122mg 18mg 25%
Cholesterol 85mg 23mg 21%
Copper 0.053mg 0.23mg 20%
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 3.26µg 16%
Choline 89mg 16%
Protein 25.72g 18.28g 15%
Vitamin A 149µg 26µg 14%
Fats 13.38g 4.32g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.278mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 0.995g 11%
Saturated fat 3.214g 0.929g 10%
Potassium 505mg 175mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 2.023g 9%
Vitamin E 1.35mg 9%
Folate 35µg 2µg 8%
Calories 231kcal 117kcal 6%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.101mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.023mg 2%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.31mg 2%
Calcium 28mg 11mg 2%
Iron 0.91mg 0.85mg 1%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.017mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.87mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.205mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 0.801mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 0.842mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 1.486mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 1.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0.541mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 0.714mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.942mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0.538mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g 0.183g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g 0.267g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g 0.073g 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
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 +40.7%
Contains more FatsFats +209.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~72g
~equal in Other ~5.4g

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
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 +183.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +167.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.1%

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