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Smoked salmon vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smoked salmon and chocolate cake different?

  • Smoked salmon is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5, while chocolate cake is higher in manganese and vitamin B1.
  • Smoked salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 129% more than chocolate cake.
  • Smoked salmon contains 7 times more vitamin B6 than chocolate cake. Smoked salmon contains 0.278mg of vitamin B6, while chocolate cake contains 0.041mg.
  • Chocolate cake is lower in sodium.
  • Chocolate cake has a higher glycemic index (41) than smoked salmon (0).

Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +172.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +445.5%
Contains more IronIron +89.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +122.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1547.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.207mg

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% 8.7% 27% 257% 5.8% 23% 89% 52% 64% 408% 0.25% 1.5% 49%
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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +315.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +186.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +578%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1937.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +513%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1250%
Contains more CholineCholine +44.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smoked salmon Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.26µg 0.16µg 129%
Vitamin D 685IU 86%
Vitamin D 17.1µg 86%
Selenium 32.4µg 11.9µg 37%
Protein 18.28g 5.3g 26%
Vitamin B3 4.72mg 1.137mg 22%
Saturated fat 0.929g 5.43g 20%
Carbs 0g 53.4g 18%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.041mg 18%
Fats 4.32g 15.1g 17%
Sodium 672mg 315mg 16%
Calories 117kcal 371kcal 13%
Cholesterol 23mg 58mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.995g 2.761g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 0.304mg 11%
Manganese 0.017mg 0.28mg 11%
Iron 0.85mg 1.61mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.141mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 2.023g 6.039g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.101mg 0.213mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.35mg 9%
Phosphorus 164mg 106mg 8%
Choline 89mg 128.4mg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.6g 6%
Folate 2µg 27µg 6%
Calcium 11mg 60mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 32mg 3%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.69mg 3%
Copper 0.23mg 0.207mg 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 3%
Potassium 175mg 140mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 51.8g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.205mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.801mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.842mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 1.486mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 1.679mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.541mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.714mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.942mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.538mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.183g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.267g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.073g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 4% 72% 5%
Protein: 18.28 g
Fats: 4.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72 g
Other: 5.4 g
5% 15% 53% 24% 2%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 15.1 g
Carbs: 53.4 g
Water: 24.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +244.9%
Contains more WaterWater +195.1%
Contains more OtherOther +200%
Contains more FatsFats +249.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.929 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.995 g
38% 42% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.761 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +198.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +177.5%

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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. Smoked salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173687/nutrients
  2. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/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.