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Salmon raw vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between salmon raw and lemons?

  • Salmon raw is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and copper, yet lemons are richer in vitamin C.
  • Salmon raw's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 133% higher.

We used Fish, salmon, Atlantic, wild, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 3.6% 43% 30% 83% 17% 86% 5.7% 2.1% 199%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +262.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +255.1%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +575.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +966.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9025%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +87.5%

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% 4% 0% 0% 57% 88% 147% 100% 189% 398% 0% 19% 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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +465%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7760%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +775.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +922.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salmon raw Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.18µg 0µg 133%
Selenium 36.5µg 0.4µg 66%
Vitamin C 0mg 53mg 59%
Vitamin B6 0.818mg 0.08mg 57%
Vitamin B3 7.86mg 0.1mg 49%
Protein 19.84g 1.1g 37%
Vitamin B5 1.664mg 0.19mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.38mg 0.02mg 28%
Phosphorus 200mg 16mg 26%
Copper 0.25mg 0.037mg 24%
Cholesterol 55mg 0mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.539g 0.089g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.226mg 0.04mg 16%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Potassium 490mg 138mg 10%
Fats 6.34g 0.3g 9%
Calories 142kcal 29kcal 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.103g 0.011g 5%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.06mg 5%
Magnesium 29mg 8mg 5%
Folate 25µg 11µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.981g 0.039g 4%
Iron 0.8mg 0.6mg 3%
Carbs 0g 9.32g 3%
Sodium 44mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 12µg 1µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 26mg 1%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.03mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.222mg 0%
Threonine 0.87mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.914mg 0%
Leucine 1.613mg 0%
Lysine 1.822mg 0%
Methionine 0.587mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.775mg 0%
Valine 1.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.584mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.321g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.115g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.287g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 6% 69% 5%
Protein: 19.84 g
Fats: 6.34 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.5 g
Other: 5.32 g
Lemon
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1703.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2013.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1673.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +29.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 37% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.981 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.103 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.539 g
Lemon
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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19018.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2752.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96%

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. Salmon raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173686/nutrients
  2. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.