Sturgeon vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sturgeon and smoked salmon

Sturgeon has more vitamin B3, vitamin A, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, smoked salmon has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin D* and copper.
Sturgeon's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 34% more.
Sturgeon has 10 times more vitamin A than smoked salmon. Sturgeon has 263µg of vitamin A, while smoked salmon has 26µg.
Smoked salmon is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked.

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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.

Sturgeon

Smoked salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+108%
Contains more ZincZinc	+74.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+65.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+76.5%

Contains more CopperCopper	+334%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100%

~equal in Iron ~0.85mg

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.

Sturgeon

Smoked salmon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+911.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+247.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+114%
Contains more FolateFolate	+750%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+32.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+30.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	10.1mg	4.72mg	34%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	3.26µg	32%
Selenium	16.2µg	32.4µg	29%
Sodium	69mg	672mg	26%
Vitamin A	263µg	26µg	26%
Vitamin D*	515 IU	685 IU	21%
Vitamin D	12.9µg	17.1µg	21%
Copper	0.053mg	0.23mg	20%
Cholesterol	77mg	23mg	18%
Phosphorus	271mg	164mg	15%
Magnesium	45mg	18mg	6%
Potassium	364mg	175mg	6%
Protein	20.7g	18.28g	5%
Vitamin E	0.63mg	1.35mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.023mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.278mg	4%
Folate	17µg	2µg	4%
Choline	70mg	89mg	3%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.31mg	2%
Calories	135kcal	117kcal	1%
Fats	5.18g	4.32g	1%
Calcium	17mg	11mg	1%
Iron	0.9mg	0.85mg	1%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.017mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.101mg	1%
Saturated fat	1.173g	0.929g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.486g	2.023g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.885g	0.995g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	64kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	85g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	3.2	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.87mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.205mg	0%
Threonine	0.907mg	0.801mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.954mg	0.842mg	0%
Leucine	1.682mg	1.486mg	0%
Lysine	1.901mg	1.679mg	0%
Methionine	0.613mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.808mg	0.714mg	0%
Valine	1.066mg	0.942mg	0%
Histidine	0.609mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.249g	0.183g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.119g	0.267g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.058g	0.073g	N/A