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Smoked salmon vs. Seaweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between smoked salmon and seaweed

  • Smoked salmon has more vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, seaweed has more vitamin K, folate, iron, and magnesium.
  • Smoked salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 136% more.
  • Seaweed is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Seaweed, kelp, raw.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +290.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4528.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +572.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1427.3%
Contains more IronIron +235.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +296.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1076.5%

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%
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 10% 2% 17% 0% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135% 7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +55.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +904.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +595.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +65900%
Contains more FolateFolate +8900%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smoked salmon Seaweed DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.26µg 0µg 136%
Vitamin D 17.1µg 0µg 86%
Vitamin D 685IU 0IU 86%
Selenium 32.4µg 0.7µg 58%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 66µg 55%
Folate 2µg 180µg 45%
Protein 18.28g 1.68g 33%
Vitamin B3 4.72mg 0.47mg 27%
Iron 0.85mg 2.85mg 25%
Magnesium 18mg 121mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.002mg 21%
Sodium 672mg 233mg 19%
Phosphorus 164mg 42mg 17%
Calcium 11mg 168mg 16%
Choline 89mg 12.8mg 14%
Copper 0.23mg 0.13mg 11%
Manganese 0.017mg 0.2mg 8%
Zinc 0.31mg 1.23mg 8%
Cholesterol 23mg 0mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.995g 0.047g 6%
Fats 4.32g 0.56g 6%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.023g 0.098g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 0.642mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.101mg 0.15mg 4%
Calories 117kcal 43kcal 4%
Saturated fat 0.929g 0.247g 3%
Vitamin E 1.35mg 0.87mg 3%
Potassium 175mg 89mg 3%
Carbs 0g 9.57g 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin A 26µg 6µg 2%
Net carbs 0g 8.27g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.6g N/A
Tryptophan 0.205mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.801mg 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.842mg 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 1.486mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 1.679mg 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.541mg 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.714mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.942mg 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.538mg 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.183g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.267g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.073g 0g 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
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +988.1%
Contains more FatsFats +671.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +13.3%
Contains more OtherOther +22.4%

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
63% 25% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.247 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1964.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2017%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.4%

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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. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/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.