Chorizo vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chorizo and smoked salmon?

Chorizo is richer in vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B6, while smoked salmon is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B12, selenium, and copper.
Smoked salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 104% higher.
Smoked salmon has 27 times less vitamin B1 than chorizo. Chorizo has 0.63mg of vitamin B1, while smoked salmon has 0.023mg.
Smoked salmon is lower in saturated fat.
Chorizo has a higher glycemic index (28) than smoked salmon (0).

We used Chorizo, pork, and beef 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.

Chorizo

Smoked salmon

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+127.4%
Contains more IronIron	+87.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+135.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+187.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

~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.

Chorizo

Smoked salmon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2639.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+197%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+90.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1500%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+513.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1040%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+63%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.72mg

~equal in Folate ~2µg

~equal in Choline ~89mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D	61IU	685IU	78%
Vitamin D	1.5µg	17.1µg	78%
Saturated fat	14.38g	0.929g	61%
Vitamin B12	2µg	3.26µg	53%
Fats	38.27g	4.32g	52%
Vitamin B1	0.63mg	0.023mg	51%
Monounsaturated fat	18.4g	2.023g	41%
Zinc	3.41mg	0.31mg	28%
Sodium	1235mg	672mg	24%
Cholesterol	88mg	23mg	22%
Selenium	21.1µg	32.4µg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.53mg	0.278mg	19%
Calories	455kcal	117kcal	17%
Copper	0.08mg	0.23mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.46g	0.995g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	0.101mg	15%
Protein	24.1g	18.28g	12%
Iron	1.59mg	0.85mg	9%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	1.35mg	8%
Potassium	398mg	175mg	7%
Vitamin B5	1.12mg	0.87mg	5%
Vitamin B3	5.131mg	4.72mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	26µg	3%
Phosphorus	150mg	164mg	2%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.017mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0.1µg	1%
Choline	96.7mg	89mg	1%
Carbs	1.86g	0g	1%
Net carbs	1.86g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	18mg	0%
Calcium	8mg	11mg	0%
Folate	2µg	2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.205mg	0%
Threonine	1.473mg	0.801mg	0%
Isoleucine	2.206mg	0.842mg	0%
Leucine	1.708mg	1.486mg	0%
Lysine	2.414mg	1.679mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.149mg	0.714mg	0%
Valine	0.914mg	0.942mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.183g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.267g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.073g	N/A