Smoked salmon vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between smoked salmon and skipjack tuna?

Smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12 and copper, yet skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, protein, phosphorus, and potassium.
Skipjack tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 88% more.
Smoked salmon has 14 times more sodium than skipjack tuna. While smoked salmon has 672mg of sodium, skipjack tuna has only 47mg.

We used Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Smoked salmon

Skipjack tuna

Contains more CopperCopper

+109.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+144.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+236.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+198.3%
Contains more IronIron	+88.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+238.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+73.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.4%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Smoked salmon

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+79.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+48.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+297.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+252.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	4.72mg	18.756mg	88%
Vitamin D*	685 IU		86%
Vitamin D	17.1µg		86%
Vitamin B6	0.278mg	0.981mg	54%
Vitamin B12	3.26µg	2.19µg	45%
Sodium	672mg	47mg	27%
Selenium	32.4µg	46.8µg	26%
Protein	18.28g	28.21g	20%
Phosphorus	164mg	285mg	17%
Choline	89mg		16%
Copper	0.23mg	0.11mg	13%
Cholesterol	23mg	60mg	12%
Potassium	175mg	522mg	10%
Iron	0.85mg	1.6mg	9%
Vitamin E	1.35mg		9%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.485mg	8%
Zinc	0.31mg	1.05mg	7%
Magnesium	18mg	44mg	6%
Fats	4.32g	1.29g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.023g	0.243g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.995g	0.403g	4%
Calcium	11mg	37mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.101mg	0.122mg	2%
Folate	2µg	10µg	2%
Saturated fat	0.929g	0.42g	2%
Calories	117kcal	132kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin A	26µg	18µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.038mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	64kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	1.5	N/A
Manganese	0.017mg	0.019mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.205mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	0.801mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.842mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	1.486mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	1.679mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.714mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	0.942mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.183g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.267g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.073g	0.017g	N/A