Smoked salmon vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smoked salmon and chocolate different?

Smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, and vitamin B3; however, chocolate is richer in iron, copper, manganese, magnesium, and fiber.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for smoked salmon is 126% higher.
Smoked salmon contains 28 times more sodium than chocolate. While smoked salmon contains 672mg of sodium, chocolate contains only 24mg.
Smoked salmon has a lower glycemic index (0) than chocolate (23).

Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids are the varieties 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.

Smoked salmon

Chocolate

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+980%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+711.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+409.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+219.4%
Contains more IronIron	+843.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+347%
Contains more ZincZinc	+548.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+8247.1%

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.

Smoked salmon

Chocolate

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+102%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+551%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+192.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+561.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1317.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+8000%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.025mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.26µg	0.23µg	126%
Iron	0.85mg	8.02mg	90%
Copper	0.23mg	1.028mg	89%
Vitamin D	685IU		86%
Vitamin D	17.1µg		86%
Saturated fat	0.929g	18.519g	80%
Manganese	0.017mg	1.419mg	61%
Selenium	32.4µg	3µg	53%
Fats	4.32g	31.28g	41%
Magnesium	18mg	146mg	30%
Fiber	0g	7g	28%
Sodium	672mg	24mg	28%
Protein	18.28g	4.88g	27%
Vitamin B3	4.72mg	0.725mg	25%
Calories	117kcal	546kcal	21%
Carbs	0g	61.17g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	2.023g	9.54g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.278mg	0.042mg	18%
Choline	89mg		16%
Zinc	0.31mg	2.01mg	15%
Caffeine	0mg	43mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.297mg	11%
Potassium	175mg	559mg	11%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	8.1µg	7%
Phosphorus	164mg	206mg	6%
Vitamin E	1.35mg	0.54mg	5%
Calcium	11mg	56mg	5%
Cholesterol	23mg	8mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.101mg	0.05mg	4%
Vitamin A	26µg	2µg	3%
Folate	2µg		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.995g	1.092g	1%
Net carbs	0g	54.17g	N/A
Sugar	0g	47.9g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.025mg	0%
Trans fat		0.112g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.205mg		0%
Threonine	0.801mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.842mg		0%
Leucine	1.486mg		0%
Lysine	1.679mg		0%
Methionine	0.541mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.714mg		0%
Valine	0.942mg		0%
Histidine	0.538mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.183g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.267g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.085g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.073g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.947g	N/A