Shark vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between shark and smoked salmon

Shark has more fats and magnesium; however, smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12, copper, and vitamin B3.
Smoked salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B12 85% more than shark.
Shark has 5 times more calcium than smoked salmon. While shark has 50mg of calcium, smoked salmon has only 11mg.
Smoked salmon has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried 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.

Shark

Smoked salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+138.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+354.5%
Contains more IronIron	+30.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+194.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+447.6%

~equal in Selenium ~32.4µg

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.

Shark

Smoked salmon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+213%
Contains more FolateFolate	+650%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+69.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+40.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+169.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.101mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.278mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D*		685 IU	86%
Vitamin D		17.1µg	86%
Vitamin B12	1.21µg	3.26µg	85%
Sodium	122mg	672mg	24%
Copper	0.042mg	0.23mg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.701g	0.995g	18%
Choline		89mg	16%
Fats	13.82g	4.32g	15%
Cholesterol	59mg	23mg	12%
Vitamin B3	2.783mg	4.72mg	12%
Saturated fat	3.205g	0.929g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	5.935g	2.023g	10%
Vitamin E		1.35mg	9%
Calories	228kcal	117kcal	6%
Magnesium	43mg	18mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.87mg	5%
Calcium	50mg	11mg	4%
Phosphorus	194mg	164mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.023mg	4%
Iron	1.11mg	0.85mg	3%
Vitamin A	54µg	26µg	3%
Selenium	34µg	32.4µg	3%
Folate	15µg	2µg	3%
Carbs	6.39g	0g	2%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.31mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.278mg	2%
Protein	18.62g	18.28g	1%
Potassium	155mg	175mg	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.017mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	122kcal	64kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	85g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	3.2	N/A
Net carbs	6.39g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.101mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.212mg	0.205mg	0%
Threonine	0.843mg	0.801mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.867mg	0.842mg	0%
Leucine	1.515mg	1.486mg	0%
Lysine	1.634mg	1.679mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.75mg	0.714mg	0%
Valine	0.965mg	0.942mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.258g	0.183g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.431g	0.267g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.089g	0.073g	N/A