Rib eye steak vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between rib eye steak and smoked salmon

Rib eye steak is richer in zinc, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2, yet smoked salmon is richer in vitamin D, vitamin B12, and copper.
Daily need coverage for vitamin D for smoked salmon is 113% higher.
Rib eye steak contains 19 times more zinc than smoked salmon. Rib eye steak contains 5.91mg of zinc, while smoked salmon contains 0.31mg.
Smoked salmon contains less saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 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.

Rib eye steak

Smoked salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48.6%
Contains more IronIron	+163.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1806.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+370.6%

Contains more CopperCopper

+187.5%

~equal in Calcium ~11mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~164mg

~equal in Selenium ~32.4µg

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.

Rib eye steak

Smoked salmon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+208.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+184.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+71.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+225%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1250%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+8450%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+55.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+82.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.72mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D	0.2µg	17.1µg	85%
Vitamin D	7IU	685IU	85%
Zinc	5.91mg	0.31mg	51%
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	3.26µg	48%
Saturated fat	9.684g	0.929g	40%
Fats	21.81g	4.32g	27%
Sodium	54mg	672mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	10.519g	2.023g	21%
Cholesterol	80mg	23mg	19%
Iron	2.24mg	0.85mg	17%
Copper	0.08mg	0.23mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.477mg	0.278mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.287mg	0.101mg	14%
Protein	23.69g	18.28g	11%
Calories	291kcal	117kcal	9%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	1.35mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.87mg	7%
Choline	48.8mg	89mg	7%
Selenium	29.7µg	32.4µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.023mg	4%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.017mg	3%
Potassium	260mg	175mg	3%
Vitamin A	8µg	26µg	2%
Phosphorus	152mg	164mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.908mg	4.72mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0.1µg	1%
Folate	6µg	2µg	1%
Magnesium	22mg	18mg	1%
Calcium	11mg	11mg	0%
Trans fat	1.478g		N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	1.027g	0.995g	0%
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.205mg	0%
Threonine	1.116mg	0.801mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.103mg	0.842mg	0%
Leucine	2.041mg	1.486mg	0%
Lysine	2.269mg	1.679mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.714mg	0%
Valine	1.184mg	0.942mg	0%
Histidine	0.888mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.183g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.267g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.038g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.014g	0.073g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.024g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.7g		N/A