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Sea cucumber vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sea cucumber and salmon?

  • Sea cucumber is higher in vitamin B2, yet salmon is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin B1.
  • Sea cucumber's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 62% more.

We used Sea cucumber, yane (Alaska Native) and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 9% 0% 23% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 4.5% 34% 13% 16% 12% 108% 8% 2.1% 226%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +76.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 13% 217% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Salmon
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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 12% 23% 23% 197% 85% 31% 151% 89% 149% 350% 0.25% 26% 49%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +596.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +580%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +151.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sea cucumber Salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.8µg 117%
Selenium 41.4µg 75%
Vitamin D 13.1µg 66%
Vitamin D 526IU 66%
Vitamin B2 0.94mg 0.135mg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.647mg 50%
Phosphorus 252mg 36%
Vitamin B5 1.475mg 30%
Vitamin B3 3.2mg 8.045mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.553g 30%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.34mg 24%
Cholesterol 63mg 21%
Protein 13g 22.1g 18%
Fats 0.4g 12.35g 18%
Choline 90.5mg 16%
Potassium 384mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.397g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.181g 10%
Folate 34µg 9%
Calories 56kcal 206kcal 8%
Vitamin E 1.14mg 8%
Vitamin A 69µg 8%
Magnesium 30mg 7%
Copper 0.049mg 5%
Zinc 0.43mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 4%
Sodium 61mg 3%
Iron 0.6mg 0.34mg 3%
Calcium 30mg 15mg 2%
Manganese 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 0.969mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.018mg 0%
Leucine 1.796mg 0%
Lysine 2.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.654mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.863mg 0%
Valine 1.139mg 0%
Histidine 0.651mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.69g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.457g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.17g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 81% 6%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.7 g
Other: 5.9 g
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22% 12% 65%
Protein: 22.1 g
Fats: 12.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.75 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +24.6%
Contains more OtherOther +637.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +70%
Contains more FatsFats +2987.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Sea cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167618/nutrients
  2. Salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175168/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.