Shrimp vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shrimp and smoked salmon different?

Shrimp is richer in selenium, phosphorus, zinc, choline, and calcium, while smoked salmon is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3.
Smoked salmon covers your daily need for vitamin D, 114% more than shrimp.
Shrimp contains 9 times more cholesterol than smoked salmon. Shrimp contains 211mg of cholesterol, while smoked salmon contains 23mg.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index (50) than smoked salmon (0).

Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked types were used 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.

Shrimp

Smoked salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+105.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+727.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+12.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+425.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+188.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+52.8%

Contains more IronIron	+165.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29%

~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.

Shrimp

Smoked salmon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+246.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+63%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+39.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+52.1%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+17000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+320.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+76.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+67.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+96.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D	4IU	685IU	85%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	17.1µg	85%
Vitamin B12	1.66µg	3.26µg	67%
Cholesterol	211mg	23mg	63%
Selenium	49.5µg	32.4µg	31%
Phosphorus	306mg	164mg	20%
Vitamin B3	2.678mg	4.72mg	13%
Sodium	947mg	672mg	12%
Zinc	1.63mg	0.31mg	12%
Protein	22.78g	18.28g	9%
Calcium	91mg	11mg	8%
Choline	135.4mg	89mg	8%
Vitamin A	90µg	26µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.519mg	0.87mg	7%
Iron	0.32mg	0.85mg	7%
Vitamin E	2.2mg	1.35mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.101mg	6%
Folate	24µg	2µg	6%
Magnesium	37mg	18mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.361g	2.023g	4%
Fats	1.7g	4.32g	4%
Copper	0.258mg	0.23mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.59g	0.995g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.242mg	0.278mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.521g	0.929g	2%
Manganese	0.049mg	0.017mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.023mg	1%
Carbs	1.52g	0g	1%
Calories	119kcal	117kcal	0%
Net carbs	1.52g	0g	N/A
Potassium	170mg	175mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.035g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.26mg	0.205mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	0.801mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.05mg	0.842mg	0%
Leucine	1.95mg	1.486mg	0%
Lysine	2.172mg	1.679mg	0%
Methionine	0.665mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.992mg	0.714mg	0%
Valine	1.067mg	0.942mg	0%
Histidine	0.501mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.135g	0.183g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.141g	0.267g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.073g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.012g		N/A