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Salmon vs. Pompano — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between salmon and pompano?

  • Salmon is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5, while pompano is higher in vitamin B1, phosphorus, selenium, and potassium.
  • Salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 67% higher.
  • Pompano has 3 times less vitamin B6 than salmon. Salmon has 0.647mg of vitamin B6, while pompano has 0.23mg.
  • Salmon is lower in saturated fat.

We used Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, pompano, florida, cooked, dry heat 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.
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 22% 13% 56% 25% 26% 19% 146% 9.9% 3.3% 255%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +186.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.6%
Contains more IronIron +97.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +60.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +56.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13%
~equal in Magnesium ~31mg

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
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 0% 12% 0% 0% 170% 35% 71% 52% 53% 150% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +91.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +111.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +181.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salmon Pompano DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.8µg 1.2µg 67%
Vitamin D 526IU 66%
Vitamin D 13.1µg 66%
Vitamin B6 0.647mg 0.23mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.68mg 28%
Vitamin B3 8.045mg 3.8mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.553g 1.458g 21%
Choline 90.5mg 16%
Phosphorus 252mg 341mg 13%
Vitamin B5 1.475mg 0.87mg 12%
Selenium 41.4µg 46.8µg 10%
Saturated fat 2.397g 4.499g 10%
Vitamin E 1.14mg 8%
Potassium 384mg 636mg 7%
Folate 34µg 17µg 4%
Vitamin A 69µg 36µg 4%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 0mg 4%
Iron 0.34mg 0.67mg 4%
Calcium 15mg 43mg 3%
Copper 0.049mg 0.078mg 3%
Protein 22.1g 23.69g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 4.181g 3.315g 2%
Zinc 0.43mg 0.69mg 2%
Sodium 61mg 76mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.15mg 1%
Calories 206kcal 211kcal 0%
Fats 12.35g 12.14g 0%
Cholesterol 63mg 64mg 0%
Magnesium 30mg 31mg 0%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.025mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0.265mg 0%
Threonine 0.969mg 1.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.018mg 1.092mg 0%
Leucine 1.796mg 1.925mg 0%
Lysine 2.03mg 2.175mg 0%
Methionine 0.654mg 0.701mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.863mg 0.925mg 0%
Valine 1.139mg 1.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.651mg 0.697mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.69g 0.224g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.457g 0.504g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.17g 0.259g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
24% 12% 63%
Protein: 23.69 g
Fats: 12.14 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.97 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more OtherOther +50%
~equal in Protein ~23.69g
~equal in Fats ~12.14g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~62.97g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
49% 36% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.499 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.315 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.458 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +212.3%

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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. Pompano - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173683/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.