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Sockeye salmon vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sockeye salmon and smelt?

  • Sockeye salmon is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1,2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5, yet smelt is richer in manganese, selenium, zinc, and copper.
  • Sockeye salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 52% higher.
  • Sockeye salmon has 16 times more vitamin B1 than smelt. Sockeye salmon has 0.157mg of vitamin B1, while smelt has 0.01mg.
  • Sockeye salmon contains less cholesterol.

We used Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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 26% 3.3% 38% 20% 25% 15% 131% 12% 1.7% 194%
Smelt
Smelt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 23% 33% 43% 59% 58% 126% 10% 117% 255%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more IronIron +121.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +134.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +285.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6823.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +31.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~38mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~295mg

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% 19% 20% 251% 39% 57% 190% 76% 191% 559% 0.25% 5.3% 61%
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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% 5.7% 0% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +241.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1470%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +68.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +473.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +386.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sockeye salmon Smelt DV% diff.
Vitamin D 16.7µg 84%
Vitamin D 670IU 84%
Vitamin B3 10.123mg 1.766mg 52%
Vitamin B6 0.827mg 0.17mg 51%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.9mg 39%
Vitamin B12 4.47µg 3.97µg 21%
Selenium 35.5µg 46.8µg 21%
Choline 112.6mg 20%
Zinc 0.55mg 2.12mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.157mg 0.01mg 12%
Copper 0.076mg 0.178mg 11%
Vitamin B5 1.274mg 0.74mg 11%
Cholesterol 61mg 90mg 10%
Iron 0.52mg 1.15mg 8%
Protein 26.48g 22.6g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.246mg 0.146mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.99mg 7%
Calcium 11mg 77mg 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 17µg 5%
Fats 5.57g 3.1g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.864g 0.822g 3%
Saturated fat 0.969g 0.579g 2%
Calories 156kcal 124kcal 2%
Potassium 436mg 372mg 2%
Sodium 92mg 77mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Phosphorus 305mg 295mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.327g 1.135g 1%
Magnesium 36mg 38mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.023g N/A
Tryptophan 0.335mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 1.247mg 0.991mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.274mg 1.041mg 0%
Leucine 2.185mg 1.837mg 0%
Lysine 2.574mg 2.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.858mg 0.669mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0.882mg 0%
Valine 1.461mg 1.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.711mg 0.665mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.299g 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.56g 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.093g 0.023g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 6% 67%
Protein: 26.48 g
Fats: 5.57 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.33 g
Other: 0.62 g
Smelt
Smelt
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23% 3% 73%
Protein: 22.6 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.79 g
Other: 1.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.2%
Contains more FatsFats +79.7%
Contains more OtherOther +143.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~72.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 45% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.969 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.864 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.327 g
Smelt
Smelt
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23% 32% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.135 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +126.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.2%

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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. Sockeye salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173692/nutrients
  2. Smelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175147/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.