Smoked salmon vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between smoked salmon and rib eye steak

Smoked salmon is richer in vitamin D, vitamin B12, and copper, yet rib eye steak is richer in zinc, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin D for smoked salmon is 113% higher.
Smoked salmon contains 12 times more sodium than rib eye steak. Smoked salmon contains 672mg of sodium, while rib eye steak contains 54mg.

Food types used in this article are Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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

Rib eye steak

Contains more CopperCopper

+187.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48.6%
Contains more IronIron	+163.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1806.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+370.6%

~equal in Calcium ~11mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~152mg

~equal in Selenium ~29.7µg

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

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+225%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1250%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+8450%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+55.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+82.4%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+208.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+184.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+71.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.908mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D	17.1µg	0.2µg	85%
Vitamin D	685IU	7IU	85%
Zinc	0.31mg	5.91mg	51%
Vitamin B12	3.26µg	2.1µg	48%
Saturated fat	0.929g	9.684g	40%
Fats	4.32g	21.81g	27%
Sodium	672mg	54mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	2.023g	10.519g	21%
Cholesterol	23mg	80mg	19%
Iron	0.85mg	2.24mg	17%
Copper	0.23mg	0.08mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.278mg	0.477mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.101mg	0.287mg	14%
Protein	18.28g	23.69g	11%
Calories	117kcal	291kcal	9%
Vitamin E	1.35mg	0.1mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.536mg	7%
Choline	89mg	48.8mg	7%
Selenium	32.4µg	29.7µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.071mg	4%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.08mg	3%
Potassium	175mg	260mg	3%
Vitamin A	26µg	8µg	2%
Phosphorus	164mg	152mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.72mg	4.908mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.6µg	1%
Folate	2µg	6µg	1%
Magnesium	18mg	22mg	1%
Calcium	11mg	11mg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	0.995g	1.027g	0%
Tryptophan	0.205mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.801mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.842mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.486mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	1.679mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.714mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	0.942mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.183g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.267g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.073g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A