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Salmon vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between salmon and buttermilk

  • Salmon is higher than buttermilk in vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and choline.
  • Salmon covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 108% more than buttermilk.
  • Salmon contains 526 times more vitamin D than buttermilk. While salmon contains 526IU of vitamin D, buttermilk contains only 1IU.
  • The amount of cholesterol in buttermilk is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat.

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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.
Salmon
Salmon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 4.5% 34% 13% 16% 12% 108% 8% 2.1% 226%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 35% 13% 1.9% 3.7% 11% 38% 25% 0.26% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +172.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +154.3%
Contains more IronIron +580%
Contains more CopperCopper +345.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +183.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1970%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +673.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.42mg

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.
Salmon
Salmon
11
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 12% 23% 23% 197% 85% 31% 151% 89% 149% 350% 0.25% 26% 49%
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 3.3% 4.7% 1% 0% 8.5% 36% 1.1% 17% 7.8% 28% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +270%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +392.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2180%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13770.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +436.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1802.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1172.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +580%
Contains more CholineCholine +411.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.1%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salmon Buttermilk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.8µg 0.22µg 108%
Selenium 41.4µg 2µg 72%
Vitamin D 13.1µg 0µg 66%
Vitamin D 526IU 1IU 66%
Vitamin B3 8.045mg 0.058mg 50%
Vitamin B6 0.647mg 0.034mg 47%
Protein 22.1g 3.31g 38%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.553g 0.033g 30%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.034mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.475mg 0.275mg 24%
Phosphorus 252mg 89mg 23%
Cholesterol 63mg 4mg 20%
Fats 12.35g 0.88g 18%
Choline 90.5mg 17.7mg 13%
Calcium 15mg 116mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 4.181g 0.254g 10%
Calories 206kcal 40kcal 8%
Saturated fat 2.397g 0.548g 8%
Vitamin E 1.14mg 0.05mg 7%
Folate 34µg 5µg 7%
Potassium 384mg 151mg 7%
Vitamin A 69µg 14µg 6%
Sodium 61mg 190mg 6%
Magnesium 30mg 11mg 5%
Copper 0.049mg 0.011mg 4%
Iron 0.34mg 0.05mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 1mg 3%
Carbs 0g 4.79g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.154mg 1%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.002mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.79g N/A
Sugar 0g 4.79g N/A
Zinc 0.43mg 0.42mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.969mg 0.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.018mg 0.171mg 0%
Leucine 1.796mg 0.313mg 0%
Lysine 2.03mg 0.277mg 0%
Methionine 0.654mg 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.863mg 0.171mg 0%
Valine 1.139mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.651mg 0.1mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.69g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.457g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.17g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salmon
Salmon
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22% 12% 65%
Protein: 22.1 g
Fats: 12.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.75 g
Other: 0.8 g
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +567.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1303.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +39.2%
Contains more OtherOther +11.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salmon
Salmon
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22% 38% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.397 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.553 g
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.254 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1546.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13697%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.1%

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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. Salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175168/nutrients
  2. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/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.