Halibut vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between halibut and smoked salmon

Halibut has more selenium, fats, and vitamin B6; however, smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12, copper, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5.
Smoked salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B12 96% more than halibut.
Halibut has 4 times more fats than smoked salmon. While halibut has 17.74g of fats, smoked salmon has only 4.32g.
Smoked salmon has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked.

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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.

Halibut

Smoked salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+96.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175%
Contains more CopperCopper	+505.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13.3%

~equal in Iron ~0.85mg

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.

Halibut

Smoked salmon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+217.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+74.5%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+145.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+202.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+239.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.101mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	3.26µg	96%
Vitamin D*		685 IU	86%
Vitamin D		17.1µg	86%
Selenium	46.8µg	32.4µg	26%
Sodium	103mg	672mg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	10.742g	2.023g	22%
Fats	17.74g	4.32g	21%
Copper	0.038mg	0.23mg	21%
Vitamin B3	1.923mg	4.72mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.278mg	16%
Choline		89mg	16%
Cholesterol	59mg	23mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.288mg	0.87mg	12%
Saturated fat	3.102g	0.929g	10%
Vitamin E		1.35mg	9%
Phosphorus	210mg	164mg	7%
Calories	239kcal	117kcal	6%
Potassium	344mg	175mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.753g	0.995g	5%
Magnesium	33mg	18mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.073mg	0.023mg	4%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.31mg	2%
Calcium	4mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin A	18µg	26µg	1%
Protein	18.42g	18.28g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	7.7g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	130kcal	64kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	85g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4	3.2	N/A
Iron	0.85mg	0.85mg	0%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.017mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.101mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Folate	1µg	2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.205mg	0%
Threonine	0.808mg	0.801mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.849mg	0.842mg	0%
Leucine	1.497mg	1.486mg	0%
Lysine	1.692mg	1.679mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.719mg	0.714mg	0%
Valine	0.949mg	0.942mg	0%
Histidine	0.542mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.674g	0.183g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.504g	0.267g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.114g	0.073g	N/A