Pasta vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pasta and smoked salmon

Pasta has more vitamin B1, folate, and manganese, while smoked salmon has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
Smoked salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 130% higher.
Smoked salmon contains 32 times less folate than pasta. Pasta contains 64µg of folate, while smoked salmon contains 2µg.
The amount of sodium in pasta is lower.
Smoked salmon has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of smoked salmon is 0, while the glycemic index of pasta is 49.

The food types used in this comparison are Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked 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.

Pasta

Smoked salmon

Contains more IronIron	+34.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+80.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1217.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+629.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+147.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+160.3%

~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.

Pasta

Smoked salmon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+808.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+375.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+375.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+717.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2228.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.14µg	3.26µg	130%
Vitamin D		685IU	86%
Vitamin D		17.1µg	86%
Selenium		32.4µg	59%
Sodium	6mg	672mg	29%
Protein	5.15g	18.28g	26%
Vitamin B3	0.992mg	4.72mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.278mg	19%
Folate	64µg	2µg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.209mg	0.023mg	16%
Choline		89mg	16%
Copper	0.093mg	0.23mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.183mg	0.87mg	14%
Phosphorus	63mg	164mg	14%
Vitamin E		1.35mg	9%
Manganese	0.224mg	0.017mg	9%
Carbs	24.93g	0g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.124g	2.023g	5%
Fats	1.05g	4.32g	5%
Iron	1.14mg	0.85mg	4%
Potassium	24mg	175mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.15g	0.929g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.15mg	0.101mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.429g	0.995g	4%
Cholesterol	33mg	23mg	3%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.31mg	2%
Vitamin A	6µg	26µg	2%
Calories	131kcal	117kcal	1%
Calcium	6mg	11mg	1%
Net carbs	24.93g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	18mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.065mg	0.205mg	0%
Threonine	0.134mg	0.801mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.197mg	0.842mg	0%
Leucine	0.348mg	1.486mg	0%
Lysine	0.097mg	1.679mg	0%
Methionine	0.079mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.247mg	0.714mg	0%
Valine	0.217mg	0.942mg	0%
Histidine	0.103mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.183g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.267g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.073g	N/A