Smoked salmon vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between smoked salmon and lobster

Smoked salmon is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6, yet lobster is higher in copper, selenium, zinc, vitamin B5, and calcium.
Lobster covers your daily copper needs 147% more than smoked salmon.
Smoked salmon contains 685 times more vitamin D than lobster. While smoked salmon contains 685IU of vitamin D, lobster contains only 1IU.
The amount of cholesterol in smoked salmon is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat.

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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

Lobster

Contains more IronIron

+193.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+138.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+772.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+31.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+573.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1206.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-27.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+282.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+125.6%

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

Lobster

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+35%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+494.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+157.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+133.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+128%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+91.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+450%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.023mg

~equal in Choline ~80.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.23mg	1.55mg	147%
Vitamin D	685IU	1IU	86%
Vitamin D	17.1µg	0µg	86%
Vitamin B12	3.26µg	1.43µg	76%
Selenium	32.4µg	73.1µg	74%
Cholesterol	23mg	146mg	41%
Zinc	0.31mg	4.05mg	34%
Vitamin B3	4.72mg	1.83mg	18%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	1.667mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.278mg	0.119mg	12%
Calcium	11mg	96mg	9%
Sodium	672mg	486mg	8%
Iron	0.85mg	0.29mg	7%
Magnesium	18mg	43mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.101mg	0.017mg	6%
Fats	4.32g	0.86g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.995g	0.34g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.023g	0.253g	4%
Saturated fat	0.929g	0.208g	3%
Phosphorus	164mg	185mg	3%
Vitamin A	26µg	1µg	3%
Folate	2µg	11µg	2%
Vitamin E	1.35mg	1mg	2%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.065mg	2%
Potassium	175mg	230mg	2%
Protein	18.28g	19g	1%
Choline	89mg	80.9mg	1%
Calories	117kcal	89kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.023mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat		0.013g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.205mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	0.801mg	0.753mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.842mg	0.832mg	0%
Leucine	1.486mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	1.679mg	1.426mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.714mg	0.782mg	0%
Valine	0.942mg	0.852mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.475mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.183g	0.117g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.267g	0.078g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.073g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A