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Smoked salmon vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between smoked salmon and table salt

  • Smoked salmon is richer than table salt in vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and choline.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for table salt is 1656% higher.
  • Smoked salmon contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Salt, table.

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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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2087.5%
Contains more IronIron +157.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +666.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +210%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +32300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +488.2%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smoked salmon Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 672mg 38758mg 1656%
Vitamin B12 3.26µg 0µg 136%
Vitamin D 17.1µg 0µg 86%
Vitamin D 685IU 0IU 86%
Selenium 32.4µg 0.1µg 59%
Protein 18.28g 0g 37%
Vitamin B3 4.72mg 0mg 30%
Phosphorus 164mg 0mg 23%
Copper 0.23mg 0.03mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 0mg 17%
Choline 89mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin E 1.35mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.101mg 0mg 8%
Cholesterol 23mg 0mg 8%
Iron 0.85mg 0.33mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.995g 0g 7%
Fats 4.32g 0g 7%
Calories 117kcal 0kcal 6%
Potassium 175mg 8mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.023g 0g 5%
Manganese 0.017mg 0.1mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.929g 0g 4%
Magnesium 18mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0mg 2%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.1mg 2%
Folate 2µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 11mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.205mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.801mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.842mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.486mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 1.679mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.541mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.714mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.942mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.538mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.183g 0g 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +35900%
Contains more OtherOther +1748.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.