Malt vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between malt and smoked salmon

Malt is higher in calcium, yet smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin E.
Smoked salmon covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 118% more than malt.
Malt contains 9 times more calcium than smoked salmon. While malt contains 98mg of calcium, smoked salmon contains only 11mg.
The amount of sodium in malt is lower.
The glycemic index of smoked salmon is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk 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.

Malt

Smoked salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+790.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+32.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+370.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+304.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+521.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+80.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+500%

~equal in Potassium ~175mg

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.

Malt

Smoked salmon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+134.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+82.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1722.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+145.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+504.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+676.2%

~equal in Vitamin A ~26µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	3.26µg	118%
Vitamin D		17.1µg	86%
Vitamin D		685IU	86%
Selenium	5.4µg	32.4µg	49%
Protein	3.37g	18.28g	30%
Vitamin B3	0.259mg	4.72mg	28%
Sodium	60mg	672mg	27%
Copper	0.037mg	0.23mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.278mg	18%
Choline		89mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.354mg	0.87mg	10%
Phosphorus	91mg	164mg	10%
Vitamin E	0.06mg	1.35mg	9%
Calcium	98mg	11mg	9%
Iron	0.21mg	0.85mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.184mg	0.101mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.208g	0.995g	5%
Cholesterol	10mg	23mg	4%
Carbs	11.2g	0g	4%
Saturated fat	1.883g	0.929g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.827g	2.023g	3%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.017mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.054mg	0.023mg	3%
Folate	9µg	2µg	2%
Calories	85kcal	117kcal	2%
Fiber	0.5g	0g	2%
Fats	3.29g	4.32g	2%
Caffeine	3mg	0mg	1%
Magnesium	15mg	18mg	1%
Zinc	0.41mg	0.31mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	10.7g	0g	N/A
Potassium	172mg	175mg	0%
Sugar	6.68g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	26µg	26µg	0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.074mg	0.205mg	0%
Threonine	0.143mg	0.801mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.165mg	0.842mg	0%
Leucine	0.268mg	1.486mg	0%
Lysine	0.142mg	1.679mg	0%
Methionine	0.074mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.15mg	0.714mg	0%
Valine	0.193mg	0.942mg	0%
Histidine	0.077mg	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