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Chocolate vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate and smoked salmon different?

  • Chocolate is higher in iron, copper, manganese, magnesium, and fiber; however, smoked salmon is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for smoked salmon is 126% higher.
  • Smoked salmon has less saturated fat.
  • Smoked salmon has a lower glycemic index (0) than chocolate (23).

Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked are the varieties used 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 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
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 +711.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +409.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +219.4%
Contains more IronIron +843.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +347%
Contains more ZincZinc +548.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8247.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +980%

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 0% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 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 KVitamin K +8000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +102%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +551%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +192.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +561.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1317.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.023mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Smoked salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 3.26µg 126%
Iron 8.02mg 0.85mg 90%
Copper 1.028mg 0.23mg 89%
Vitamin D 685IU 86%
Vitamin D 17.1µg 86%
Saturated fat 18.519g 0.929g 80%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.017mg 61%
Selenium 3µg 32.4µg 53%
Fats 31.28g 4.32g 41%
Magnesium 146mg 18mg 30%
Fiber 7g 0g 28%
Sodium 24mg 672mg 28%
Protein 4.88g 18.28g 27%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 4.72mg 25%
Calories 546kcal 117kcal 21%
Carbs 61.17g 0g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 2.023g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.278mg 18%
Choline 89mg 16%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.31mg 15%
Caffeine 43mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.87mg 11%
Potassium 559mg 175mg 11%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 0.1µg 7%
Phosphorus 206mg 164mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 1.35mg 5%
Calcium 56mg 11mg 5%
Cholesterol 8mg 23mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.101mg 4%
Vitamin A 2µg 26µg 3%
Folate 2µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 0.995g 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 0g N/A
Sugar 47.9g 0g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.023mg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.205mg 0%
Threonine 0.801mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.842mg 0%
Leucine 1.486mg 0%
Lysine 1.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.541mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.714mg 0%
Valine 0.942mg 0%
Histidine 0.538mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.183g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.267g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.073g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 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 FatsFats +624.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +274.6%
Contains more WaterWater +7322.7%
Contains more OtherOther +217.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 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 +371.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.995g

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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. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/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.