Chinook salmon vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chinook salmon and smoked salmon?

Chinook salmon is higher in vitamin B3, phosphorus, selenium, magnesium, protein, and vitamin B6, yet smoked salmon is higher in copper and vitamin B12.
Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 33% more.
Chinook salmon has 7 times more magnesium than smoked salmon. While chinook salmon has 122mg of magnesium, smoked salmon has only 18mg.
The amount of cholesterol in smoked salmon is lower.

We used Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked 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.

Chinook salmon

Smoked salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+577.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+154.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+188.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+80.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+126.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.4%

Contains more CopperCopper

+334%

~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.

Chinook salmon

Smoked salmon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+473.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+91.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1650%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+13.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D*		685 IU	86%
Vitamin D		17.1µg	86%
Vitamin B3	10.045mg	4.72mg	33%
Phosphorus	371mg	164mg	30%
Sodium	60mg	672mg	27%
Selenium	46.8µg	32.4µg	26%
Magnesium	122mg	18mg	25%
Cholesterol	85mg	23mg	21%
Copper	0.053mg	0.23mg	20%
Vitamin B12	2.87µg	3.26µg	16%
Choline		89mg	16%
Protein	25.72g	18.28g	15%
Fats	13.38g	4.32g	14%
Vitamin A	149µg	26µg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.278mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.662g	0.995g	11%
Potassium	505mg	175mg	10%
Saturated fat	3.214g	0.929g	10%
Vitamin E		1.35mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g	2.023g	9%
Folate	35µg	2µg	8%
Calories	231kcal	117kcal	6%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	0mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.101mg	4%
Calcium	28mg	11mg	2%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.31mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.023mg	2%
Iron	0.91mg	0.85mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	90kcal	64kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	43g	85g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	3.2	N/A
Manganese	0.019mg	0.017mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.87mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.205mg	0%
Threonine	1.127mg	0.801mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.185mg	0.842mg	0%
Leucine	2.09mg	1.486mg	0%
Lysine	2.362mg	1.679mg	0%
Methionine	0.761mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.004mg	0.714mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.942mg	0%
Histidine	0.757mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	1.01g	0.183g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.727g	0.267g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.296g	0.073g	N/A