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Salmon vs. Scup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between salmon and scup

  • Salmon has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5; however, scup is richer in selenium.
  • Salmon covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 49% more than scup.
  • Scup has 3 times less vitamin B1 than salmon. Salmon has 0.34mg of vitamin B1, while scup has 0.127mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, scup, cooked, dry heat.

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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
0
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%
Scup
Scup
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 15% 32% 26% 22% 17% 102% 7% 5.9% 255%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +240%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +181.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13%
~equal in Magnesium ~29mg
~equal in Potassium ~368mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~237mg

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
12
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%
Scup
Scup
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% 10% 0% 0% 32% 28% 94% 52% 80% 203% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +122.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +167.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +70.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +72.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.122mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salmon Scup DV% diff.
Vitamin D 13.1µg 66%
Vitamin D 526IU 66%
Vitamin B12 2.8µg 1.62µg 49%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.553g 30%
Vitamin B6 0.647mg 0.346mg 23%
Vitamin B3 8.045mg 4.994mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.127mg 18%
Choline 90.5mg 16%
Fats 12.35g 3.5g 14%
Vitamin B5 1.475mg 0.865mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.397g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.181g 10%
Selenium 41.4µg 46.8µg 10%
Vitamin E 1.14mg 8%
Folate 34µg 17µg 4%
Protein 22.1g 24.21g 4%
Calories 206kcal 135kcal 4%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 0mg 4%
Calcium 15mg 51mg 4%
Vitamin A 69µg 31µg 4%
Iron 0.34mg 0.68mg 4%
Phosphorus 252mg 237mg 2%
Zinc 0.43mg 0.62mg 2%
Copper 0.049mg 0.065mg 2%
Cholesterol 63mg 67mg 1%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.045mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.122mg 1%
Magnesium 30mg 29mg 0%
Potassium 384mg 368mg 0%
Sodium 61mg 54mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.969mg 1.061mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.018mg 1.115mg 0%
Leucine 1.796mg 1.967mg 0%
Lysine 2.03mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.654mg 0.716mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.863mg 0.945mg 0%
Valine 1.139mg 1.247mg 0%
Histidine 0.651mg 0.713mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.69g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.457g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.17g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salmon
Salmon
1
22% 12% 65%
Protein: 22.1 g
Fats: 12.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.75 g
Other: 0.8 g
Scup
Scup
3
24% 4% 68% 4%
Protein: 24.21 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.42 g
Other: 3.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +252.9%
Contains more OtherOther +383.8%
~equal in Protein ~24.21g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~68.42g

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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. Scup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174241/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.