Smoked salmon vs. Orange roughy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smoked salmon and orange roughy different?

Smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and phosphorus; however, orange roughy is richer in selenium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for smoked salmon is 116% higher.
Smoked salmon contains 27 times more saturated fat than orange roughy. While smoked salmon contains 0.929g of saturated fat, orange roughy contains only 0.034g.

Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Fish, roughy, orange, cooked, dry heat 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.

Smoked salmon

Orange roughy

Contains more CopperCopper	+206.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.8%

Contains more IronIron	+32.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+117.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+172.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

~equal in Calcium ~11mg

~equal in Potassium ~181mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.32mg

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

Orange roughy

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1453.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+314.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+593.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1000%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~24µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.26µg	0.47µg	116%
Selenium	32.4µg	88.3µg	102%
Vitamin D	685IU		86%
Vitamin D	17.1µg		86%
Sodium	672mg	69mg	26%
Cholesterol	23mg	80mg	19%
Vitamin B3	4.72mg	1.82mg	18%
Copper	0.23mg	0.075mg	17%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.056mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.278mg	0.067mg	16%
Choline	89mg		16%
Protein	18.28g	22.64g	9%
Phosphorus	164mg	102mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.995g	0.184g	5%
Fats	4.32g	0.9g	5%
Iron	0.85mg	1.13mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.929g	0.034g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.023g	0.439g	4%
Vitamin E	1.35mg	1.87mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.101mg	0.063mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.045mg	2%
Folate	2µg	5µg	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.1µg	1%
Calories	117kcal	105kcal	1%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.037mg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	18mg	0%
Calcium	11mg	11mg	0%
Potassium	175mg	181mg	0%
Zinc	0.31mg	0.32mg	0%
Vitamin A	26µg	24µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.205mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	0.801mg	1.03mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.842mg	1.058mg	0%
Leucine	1.486mg	1.797mg	0%
Lysine	1.679mg	2.092mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.728mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.714mg	0.869mg	0%
Valine	0.942mg	1.083mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.474mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.183g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.267g	0.025g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.073g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.069g	N/A