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 685 IU of vitamin D*, lobster contains only 1 IU.
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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Smoked salmon

Lobster

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+35%
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

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.23mg	1.55mg	147%
Vitamin D*	685 IU	1 IU	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%
Monounsaturated fat	2.023g	0.253g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.995g	0.34g	4%
Phosphorus	164mg	185mg	3%
Vitamin A	26µg	1µg	3%
Saturated fat	0.929g	0.208g	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.05g	3%
Potassium	175mg	230mg	2%
Vitamin E	1.35mg	1mg	2%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.065mg	2%
Folate	2µg	11µg	2%
Calories	117kcal	89kcal	1%
Protein	18.28g	19g	1%
Choline	89mg	80.9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	64kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	112g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	2.9	N/A
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 (DPA)	0.073g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.033g	0%