Smoked salmon vs. True morels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between smoked salmon and true morels?

Smoked salmon is higher in vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6, yet true morels are higher in iron, copper, manganese, zinc, and fiber.
True morels' daily need coverage for iron is 142% more.
Smoked salmon has 32 times more sodium than true morels. While smoked salmon has 672mg of sodium, true morels have only 21mg.
The glycemic index of smoked salmon is lower.

We used Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Mushrooms, morel, raw 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

True morels

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+1372.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+290.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+134.9%
Contains more IronIron	+1332.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+171.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+554.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3352.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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

True morels

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+235.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+109.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+97.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+104.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+103%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.85mg	12.18mg	142%
Vitamin B12	3.26µg		136%
Vitamin D	685IU	206IU	60%
Vitamin D	17.1µg	5.1µg	60%
Selenium	32.4µg	2.2µg	55%
Copper	0.23mg	0.625mg	44%
Protein	18.28g	3.12g	30%
Sodium	672mg	21mg	28%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.587mg	25%
Choline	89mg		16%
Zinc	0.31mg	2.03mg	16%
Vitamin B3	4.72mg	2.252mg	15%
Fiber	0g	2.8g	11%
Vitamin B6	0.278mg	0.136mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.44mg	9%
Vitamin E	1.35mg		9%
Cholesterol	23mg		8%
Vitamin B2	0.101mg	0.205mg	8%
Potassium	175mg	411mg	7%
Fats	4.32g	0.57g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.023g	0.052g	5%
Saturated fat	0.929g	0.065g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.995g	0.433g	4%
Calories	117kcal	31kcal	4%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.069mg	4%
Phosphorus	164mg	194mg	4%
Vitamin A	26µg	0µg	3%
Calcium	11mg	43mg	3%
Folate	2µg	9µg	2%
Carbs	0g	5.1g	2%
Net carbs	0g	2.3g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	19mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.6g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.205mg		0%
Threonine	0.801mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.842mg		0%
Leucine	1.486mg		0%
Lysine	1.679mg		0%
Methionine	0.541mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.714mg		0%
Valine	0.942mg		0%
Histidine	0.538mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.183g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.267g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.073g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.215g	N/A