Smoked salmon vs. Hamburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between smoked salmon and hamburgers?

Smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12, copper, and vitamin B5, yet hamburgers are higher in iron, zinc, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B2.
Smoked salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 76% more.
Smoked salmon has 3 times more vitamin B5 than hamburgers. While smoked salmon has 0.87mg of vitamin B5, hamburgers have only 0.31mg.
The amount of sodium in hamburgers is lower.
The glycemic index of smoked salmon is lower.

We used Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain 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.

Smoked salmon

Hamburger

Contains more CopperCopper	+152.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+827.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.1%
Contains more IronIron	+238.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+825.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-38.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1176.5%

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

Hamburger

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+180.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+126.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+843.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+147.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2700%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D	685IU		86%
Vitamin D	17.1µg		86%
Vitamin B12	3.26µg	1.44µg	76%
Selenium	32.4µg		59%
Iron	0.85mg	2.88mg	25%
Zinc	0.31mg	2.87mg	23%
Saturated fat	0.929g	5.096g	19%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.217mg	16%
Choline	89mg		16%
Copper	0.23mg	0.091mg	15%
Fats	4.32g	14.36g	15%
Folate	2µg	56µg	14%
Sodium	672mg	414mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.101mg	0.25mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.31mg	11%
Calcium	11mg	102mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	2.023g	5.495g	9%
Vitamin E	1.35mg		9%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.217mg	9%
Calories	117kcal	295kcal	9%
Cholesterol	23mg	47mg	8%
Carbs	0g	24.1g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.278mg	0.203mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.995g	0.38g	4%
Vitamin B3	4.72mg	5.365mg	4%
Phosphorus	164mg	136mg	4%
Fiber	0g	0.9g	4%
Fructose		2.03g	3%
Vitamin A	26µg	0µg	3%
Protein	18.28g	17.08g	2%
Potassium	175mg	226mg	2%
Net carbs	0g	23.2g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	20mg	0%
Sugar	0g	4.15g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Trans fat		0.814g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.205mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	0.801mg	0.666mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.842mg	0.716mg	0%
Leucine	1.486mg	1.319mg	0%
Lysine	1.679mg	1.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.37mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.714mg	0.677mg	0%
Valine	0.942mg	0.823mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.505mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.183g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.267g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.073g		N/A