Spaghetti vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spaghetti and smoked salmon different?

Spaghetti is richer in manganese, while smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, phosphorus, choline, and copper.
Smoked salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 136% more than spaghetti.
Spaghetti contains 19 times more manganese than smoked salmon. Spaghetti contains 0.322mg of manganese, while smoked salmon contains 0.017mg.
Spaghetti is lower in sodium.
Spaghetti has a higher glycemic index (49) than smoked salmon (0).

Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked types were 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.

Spaghetti

Smoked salmon

Contains more ZincZinc	+64.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1794.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+297.7%
Contains more IronIron	+70%
Contains more CopperCopper	+130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+182.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

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.

Spaghetti

Smoked salmon

Contains more FolateFolate

+250%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+405%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1080%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+676.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+467.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1290.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	3.26µg	136%
Vitamin D	0IU	685IU	86%
Vitamin D	0µg	17.1µg	86%
Sodium	1mg	672mg	29%
Vitamin B3	0.4mg	4.72mg	27%
Protein	5.8g	18.28g	25%
Vitamin B6	0.049mg	0.278mg	18%
Choline	6.4mg	89mg	15%
Phosphorus	58mg	164mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.112mg	0.87mg	15%
Copper	0.1mg	0.23mg	14%
Manganese	0.322mg	0.017mg	13%
Starch	26.01g		11%
Selenium	26.4µg	32.4µg	11%
Carbs	30.86g	0g	10%
Vitamin E	0.06mg	1.35mg	9%
Cholesterol	0mg	23mg	8%
Fiber	1.8g	0g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.02mg	0.101mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.131g	2.023g	5%
Fats	0.93g	4.32g	5%
Iron	0.5mg	0.85mg	4%
Potassium	44mg	175mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.326g	0.995g	4%
Saturated fat	0.176g	0.929g	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	26µg	3%
Calories	158kcal	117kcal	2%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.31mg	2%
Folate	7µg	2µg	1%
Net carbs	29.06g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	18mg	0%
Calcium	7mg	11mg	0%
Sugar	0.56g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.023mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.083mg	0.205mg	0%
Threonine	0.206mg	0.801mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.228mg	0.842mg	0%
Leucine	0.44mg	1.486mg	0%
Lysine	0.133mg	1.679mg	0%
Methionine	0.065mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.297mg	0.714mg	0%
Valine	0.262mg	0.942mg	0%
Histidine	0.132mg	0.538mg	0%
Fructose	0.03g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.183g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.267g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.024g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.073g	N/A