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Ground beef vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ground beef and smoked salmon

  • Ground beef has more zinc and iron; however, smoked salmon has more vitamin D, vitamin B12, selenium, copper, and vitamin E.
  • Smoked salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 114% more.
  • Ground beef has 19 times more zinc than smoked salmon. Ground beef has 5.84mg of zinc, while smoked salmon has 0.31mg.
  • Smoked salmon is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked.

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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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 3.3% 15% 32% 77% 8.5% 70% 88% 2.2% 177%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.7%
Contains more IronIron +167.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1783.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +191.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +88.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +69.6%
~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.
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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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% 8.7% 27% 257% 5.8% 23% 89% 52% 64% 408% 0.25% 1.5% 49%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +121.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2800%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1025%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +30.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Smoked salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin D 0µg 17.1µg 86%
Vitamin D 2IU 685IU 85%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.31mg 50%
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 3.26µg 32%
Sodium 73mg 672mg 26%
Selenium 19.1µg 32.4µg 24%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0.929g 23%
Cholesterol 88mg 23mg 22%
Iron 2.27mg 0.85mg 18%
Fats 15.37g 4.32g 17%
Copper 0.079mg 0.23mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 2.023g 13%
Protein 23.87g 18.28g 11%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1.35mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.87mg 7%
Calories 241kcal 117kcal 6%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.101mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.995g 4%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 4.72mg 4%
Choline 73.2mg 89mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.278mg 3%
Vitamin A 3µg 26µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.023mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0.1µg 2%
Potassium 241mg 175mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 11mg 2%
Folate 7µg 2µg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 18mg 0%
Phosphorus 166mg 164mg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.017mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.205mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.801mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.842mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.486mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 1.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.541mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.714mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.942mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 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
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
18% 4% 72% 5%
Protein: 18.28 g
Fats: 4.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72 g
Other: 5.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.6%
Contains more FatsFats +255.8%
Contains more WaterWater +23.4%
Contains more OtherOther +125.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
24% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.929 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.995 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +261.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +143.9%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/nutrients
  2. Smoked salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173687/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.