Burbot vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between burbot and salmon?

Burbot is higher in manganese, copper, and iron, yet salmon is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and fats.
Salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 78% more.
Burbot has 56 times more manganese than salmon. While burbot has 0.897mg of manganese, salmon has only 0.016mg.
The amount of saturated fat in burbot is lower.

We used Fish, burbot, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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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.

Burbot

Salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+326.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.9%
Contains more IronIron	+238.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+422.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+125.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5506.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-50.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+155.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~252mg

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.

Burbot

Salmon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+27.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1280%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+307.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+752.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+87%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+204.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3300%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.92µg	2.8µg	78%
Vitamin D*		526 IU	66%
Vitamin D		13.1µg	66%
Selenium	16.2µg	41.4µg	46%
Manganese	0.897mg	0.016mg	38%
Vitamin B3	1.973mg	8.045mg	38%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.381g	4.553g	28%
Vitamin B5	0.173mg	1.475mg	26%
Copper	0.256mg	0.049mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.647mg	23%
Fats	1.04g	12.35g	17%
Choline		90.5mg	16%
Iron	1.15mg	0.34mg	10%
Saturated fat	0.209g	2.397g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.17g	4.181g	10%
Vitamin E		1.14mg	8%
Folate	1µg	34µg	8%
Vitamin A	5µg	69µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.429mg	0.34mg	7%
Calories	115kcal	206kcal	5%
Protein	24.76g	22.1g	5%
Cholesterol	77mg	63mg	5%
Calcium	64mg	15mg	5%
Zinc	0.97mg	0.43mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.7mg	4%
Potassium	518mg	384mg	4%
Magnesium	41mg	30mg	3%
Sodium	124mg	61mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.172mg	0.135mg	3%
Phosphorus	256mg	252mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	93kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	87g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	3.6	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.277mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	1.085mg	0.969mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.141mg	1.018mg	0%
Leucine	2.012mg	1.796mg	0%
Lysine	2.274mg	2.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.733mg	0.654mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.966mg	0.863mg	0%
Valine	1.275mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.729mg	0.651mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.09g	0.69g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.123g	1.457g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.033g	0.17g	N/A