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Smoked salmon vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smoked salmon and milk different?

  • Smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B6, choline, and iron; however, milk is richer in calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for smoked salmon is 116% higher.
  • Smoked salmon contains 51 times more vitamin B3 than milk. While smoked salmon contains 4.72mg of vitamin B3, milk contains only 0.093mg.
  • Milk has less sodium.
  • Smoked salmon has a lower glycemic index (0) than milk (31).

Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +2733.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +466.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +881.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1036.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +35.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%

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.
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%
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13400%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +1325%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4975.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +141%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +651.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +593.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +402.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smoked salmon Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.26µg 0.47µg 116%
Vitamin D 685IU 48IU 80%
Vitamin D 17.1µg 1.2µg 80%
Selenium 32.4µg 3.3µg 53%
Protein 18.28g 3.37g 30%
Vitamin B3 4.72mg 0.093mg 29%
Sodium 672mg 44mg 27%
Copper 0.23mg 0.01mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.037mg 19%
Choline 89mg 17.7mg 13%
Calcium 11mg 125mg 11%
Phosphorus 164mg 95mg 10%
Iron 0.85mg 0.03mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 0.361mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.35mg 0.01mg 9%
Cholesterol 23mg 5mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.995g 0.035g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.101mg 0.185mg 6%
Fats 4.32g 0.97g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.023g 0.277g 4%
Calories 117kcal 42kcal 4%
Vitamin A 26µg 58µg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 11mg 2%
Carbs 0g 4.99g 2%
Manganese 0.017mg 0.003mg 1%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.42mg 1%
Potassium 175mg 150mg 1%
Folate 2µg 5µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.929g 0.633g 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 0g 5.2g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.205mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.801mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.842mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 1.486mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 1.679mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.541mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.714mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.942mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.538mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.183g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.267g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.073g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 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
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +442.4%
Contains more FatsFats +345.4%
Contains more OtherOther +620%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +24.9%

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
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +630.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2742.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.9%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.