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Smoked salmon vs. Shortbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smoked salmon and shortbread different?

  • Smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, and choline; however, shortbread is richer in vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for smoked salmon is 136% higher.
  • Smoked salmon has less saturated fat.
  • Smoked salmon has a lower glycemic index (0) than shortbread (64).

Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3.9% 7.8% 112% 30% 13% 28% 46% 51% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +155.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +148.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +422.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more IronIron +250.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2211.8%

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 0% 0% 49% 0% 88% 72% 61% 19% 16% 0% 28% 61% 0.49%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +44.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +171%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +291.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +9788.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1434.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +210.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +10900%
Contains more FolateFolate +3950%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smoked salmon Shortbread DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.26µg 0µg 136%
Vitamin D 17.1µg 0µg 86%
Vitamin D 685IU 0IU 86%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.995g 8.326g 49%
Selenium 32.4µg 6.2µg 48%
Fats 4.32g 26.22g 34%
Saturated fat 0.929g 8.105g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.353mg 28%
Iron 0.85mg 2.98mg 27%
Protein 18.28g 5.37g 26%
Carbs 0g 63.78g 21%
Calories 117kcal 514kcal 20%
Folate 2µg 81µg 20%
Starch 40.47g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.101mg 0.314mg 16%
Choline 89mg 0.9mg 16%
Manganese 0.017mg 0.393mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.071mg 16%
Copper 0.23mg 0.09mg 16%
Sodium 672mg 353mg 14%
Phosphorus 164mg 66mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 2.023g 6.708g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 0.321mg 11%
Vitamin B3 4.72mg 3.275mg 9%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 11µg 9%
Cholesterol 23mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.35mg 2.44mg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 175mg 88mg 3%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.49mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 14mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 62.48g N/A
Calcium 11mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 0g 21.65g N/A
Trans fat 0.714g N/A
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%
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.183g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.267g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.885g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.073g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.033g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 7.253g 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
5% 26% 64% 4%
Protein: 5.37 g
Fats: 26.22 g
Carbs: 63.78 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 1.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +240.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1900%
Contains more OtherOther +424.3%
Contains more FatsFats +506.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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
35% 29% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.105 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.708 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.326 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +231.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +736.8%

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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. Shortbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174967/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.