Hamburger vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between hamburgers and smoked salmon?

Hamburgers are higher in iron, zinc, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B2, yet smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12, copper, and vitamin B5.
Smoked salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 76% more.
Hamburgers have 28 times more folate than smoked salmon. While hamburgers have 56µg of folate, smoked salmon has only 2µg.
The amount of saturated fat in smoked salmon is lower.
The glycemic index of smoked salmon is lower.

We used Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked types in this article.

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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.

Hamburger

Smoked salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+827.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.1%
Contains more IronIron	+238.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+825.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-38.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1176.5%

Contains more CopperCopper	+152.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

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.

Hamburger

Smoked salmon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+843.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+147.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2700%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+180.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+126.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D		685IU	86%
Vitamin D		17.1µg	86%
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	3.26µg	76%
Selenium		32.4µg	59%
Iron	2.88mg	0.85mg	25%
Zinc	2.87mg	0.31mg	23%
Saturated fat	5.096g	0.929g	19%
Vitamin B1	0.217mg	0.023mg	16%
Choline		89mg	16%
Copper	0.091mg	0.23mg	15%
Fats	14.36g	4.32g	15%
Folate	56µg	2µg	14%
Sodium	414mg	672mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.101mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.31mg	0.87mg	11%
Calcium	102mg	11mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	5.495g	2.023g	9%
Vitamin E		1.35mg	9%
Manganese	0.217mg	0.017mg	9%
Calories	295kcal	117kcal	9%
Cholesterol	47mg	23mg	8%
Carbs	24.1g	0g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg	0.278mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.38g	0.995g	4%
Vitamin B3	5.365mg	4.72mg	4%
Phosphorus	136mg	164mg	4%
Fiber	0.9g	0g	4%
Fructose	2.03g		3%
Vitamin A	0µg	26µg	3%
Protein	17.08g	18.28g	2%
Potassium	226mg	175mg	2%
Net carbs	23.2g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	20mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	4.15g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.814g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.205mg	0%
Threonine	0.666mg	0.801mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.716mg	0.842mg	0%
Leucine	1.319mg	1.486mg	0%
Lysine	1.226mg	1.679mg	0%
Methionine	0.37mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.677mg	0.714mg	0%
Valine	0.823mg	0.942mg	0%
Histidine	0.505mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.183g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.267g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.073g	N/A