Grouper vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are grouper and smoked salmon different?

Grouper is higher in selenium, protein, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, smoked salmon is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, copper, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for smoked salmon is 107% higher.
Grouper contains 3 times more potassium than smoked salmon. While grouper contains 475mg of potassium, smoked salmon contains only 175mg.
Smoked salmon has less cholesterol.

Fish, grouper, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Grouper

Smoked salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+105.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+90.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+171.4%
Contains more IronIron	+34.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.4%

Contains more CopperCopper	+411.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+41.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Grouper

Smoked salmon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+252.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1583.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1138.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+372.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.69µg	3.26µg	107%
Vitamin D*		685 IU	86%
Vitamin D		17.1µg	86%
Sodium	53mg	672mg	27%
Vitamin B3	0.381mg	4.72mg	27%
Selenium	46.8µg	32.4µg	26%
Copper	0.045mg	0.23mg	21%
Choline		89mg	16%
Protein	24.84g	18.28g	13%
Potassium	475mg	175mg	9%
Vitamin E		1.35mg	9%
Cholesterol	47mg	23mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.006mg	0.101mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.35mg	0.278mg	6%
Fats	1.3g	4.32g	5%
Magnesium	37mg	18mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.081mg	0.023mg	5%
Iron	1.14mg	0.85mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.268g	2.023g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.403g	0.995g	4%
Phosphorus	143mg	164mg	3%
Vitamin A	50µg	26µg	3%
Saturated fat	0.299g	0.929g	3%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.31mg	2%
Folate	10µg	2µg	2%
Calcium	21mg	11mg	1%
Calories	118kcal	117kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	48kcal	64kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	85g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	3.2	N/A
Manganese	0.012mg	0.017mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.87mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.205mg	0%
Threonine	1.089mg	0.801mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.145mg	0.842mg	0%
Leucine	2.019mg	1.486mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	1.679mg	0%
Methionine	0.735mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.97mg	0.714mg	0%
Valine	1.28mg	0.942mg	0%
Histidine	0.731mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.035g	0.183g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.213g	0.267g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.017g	0.073g	N/A