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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, phosphorus, potassium, and iron.
  • 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

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 31% 11% 46% 60% 37% 29% 122% 6.1% 2.5% 255%
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

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 3.3% 6% 0% 0% 9.5% 28% 352% 29% 226% 274% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +79.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +48.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
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 Smoked salmon Skipjack tuna DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 4.72mg 18.756mg 88%
Vitamin D 685IU 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%
Folate 2µg 10µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.929g 0.42g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.101mg 0.122mg 2%
Calories 117kcal 132kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.038mg 1%
Vitamin A 26µg 18µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
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

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
28% 62% 8%
Protein: 28.21 g
Fats: 1.29 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.28 g
Other: 8.22 g
Contains more FatsFats +234.9%
Contains more WaterWater +15.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.3%
Contains more OtherOther +52.2%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
39% 23% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.42 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.243 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.403 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +732.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +146.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.8%

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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. Skipjack tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172005/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.