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Smelt vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between smelt and smoked salmon?

  • Smelt is higher in manganese, vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, and calcium, yet smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin B6.
  • Smelt's daily need coverage for manganese is 38% more.
  • Smelt has 7 times more calcium than smoked salmon. While smelt has 77mg of calcium, smoked salmon has only 11mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in smoked salmon is lower.

We used Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry 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 27% 23% 33% 43% 59% 58% 126% 10% 117% 255%
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 +111.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +112.6%
Contains more IronIron +35.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +583.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5194.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +44.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +29.2%

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.
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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 0% 5.7% 0% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8% 0%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +44.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +21.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +167.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smelt Smoked salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin D 685IU 86%
Vitamin D 17.1µg 86%
Manganese 0.9mg 0.017mg 38%
Vitamin B12 3.97µg 3.26µg 30%
Sodium 77mg 672mg 26%
Selenium 46.8µg 32.4µg 26%
Cholesterol 90mg 23mg 22%
Phosphorus 295mg 164mg 19%
Vitamin B3 1.766mg 4.72mg 18%
Choline 89mg 16%
Zinc 2.12mg 0.31mg 16%
Vitamin E 1.35mg 9%
Protein 22.6g 18.28g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.17mg 0.278mg 8%
Calcium 77mg 11mg 7%
Potassium 372mg 175mg 6%
Copper 0.178mg 0.23mg 6%
Magnesium 38mg 18mg 5%
Iron 1.15mg 0.85mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.74mg 0.87mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.101mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.822g 2.023g 3%
Fats 3.1g 4.32g 2%
Saturated fat 0.579g 0.929g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin A 17µg 26µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.135g 0.995g 1%
Folate 5µg 2µg 1%
Calories 124kcal 117kcal 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.253mg 0.205mg 0%
Threonine 0.991mg 0.801mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.041mg 0.842mg 0%
Leucine 1.837mg 1.486mg 0%
Lysine 2.076mg 1.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.669mg 0.541mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.882mg 0.714mg 0%
Valine 1.164mg 0.942mg 0%
Histidine 0.665mg 0.538mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.353g 0.183g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.536g 0.267g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.023g 0.073g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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23% 3% 73%
Protein: 22.6 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.79 g
Other: 1.51 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 +23.6%
Contains more FatsFats +39.4%
Contains more OtherOther +257.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~72g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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23% 32% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.135 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 -37.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +146.1%

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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. Smelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175147/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.