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Octopus vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between octopus and smoked salmon?

  • Octopus is higher in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, copper, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, and potassium, yet smoked salmon is higher in vitamin D.
  • Octopus's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 1364% more.
  • Octopus has 11 times more iron than smoked salmon. While octopus has 9.54mg of iron, smoked salmon has only 0.85mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in smoked salmon is lower.

We used Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 32% 56% 358% 246% 92% 120% 60% 6.1% 489%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +863.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +260%
Contains more IronIron +1022.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +221.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +983.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +70.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +176.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +176.5%

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 27% 30% 24% 0% 14% 18% 71% 54% 150% 4500% 0.25% 18% 44%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +246.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +147.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +133.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1004.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.9%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg
~equal in Choline ~89mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Octopus Smoked salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 36µg 3.26µg 1364%
Iron 9.54mg 0.85mg 109%
Selenium 89.6µg 32.4µg 104%
Vitamin D 0IU 685IU 86%
Vitamin D 0µg 17.1µg 86%
Copper 0.739mg 0.23mg 57%
Vitamin B6 0.648mg 0.278mg 28%
Zinc 3.36mg 0.31mg 28%
Cholesterol 96mg 23mg 24%
Protein 29.82g 18.28g 23%
Phosphorus 279mg 164mg 16%
Potassium 630mg 175mg 13%
Magnesium 60mg 18mg 10%
Calcium 106mg 11mg 10%
Vitamin C 8mg 0mg 9%
Sodium 460mg 672mg 9%
Vitamin A 90µg 26µg 7%
Folate 24µg 2µg 6%
Vitamin B3 3.78mg 4.72mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.324g 2.023g 4%
Fats 2.08g 4.32g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.023mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.477g 0.995g 3%
Saturated fat 0.453g 0.929g 2%
Calories 164kcal 117kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.101mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.87mg 1%
Manganese 0.047mg 0.017mg 1%
Choline 81mg 89mg 1%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 1.35mg 1%
Carbs 4.4g 0g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.334mg 0.205mg 0%
Threonine 1.283mg 0.801mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.298mg 0.842mg 0%
Leucine 2.099mg 1.486mg 0%
Lysine 2.228mg 1.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.673mg 0.541mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.069mg 0.714mg 0%
Valine 1.303mg 0.942mg 0%
Histidine 0.573mg 0.538mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.152g 0.183g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.162g 0.267g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 0.073g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 2% 4% 61% 3%
Protein: 29.82 g
Fats: 2.08 g
Carbs: 4.4 g
Water: 60.5 g
Other: 3.2 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 +63.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +107.7%
Contains more WaterWater +19%
Contains more OtherOther +68.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 26% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.453 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.324 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.477 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +524.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +108.6%

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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. Octopus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174249/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.