Smoked salmon vs. Halibut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between smoked salmon and halibut

Smoked salmon has more vitamin B12, copper, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5; however, halibut is higher in selenium, fats, and vitamin B6.
Smoked salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B12 96% more than halibut.
Smoked salmon has 7 times more sodium than halibut. While smoked salmon has 672mg of sodium, halibut has only 103mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Smoked salmon

Halibut

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175%
Contains more CopperCopper	+505.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+96.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.4%

~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.

Smoked salmon

Halibut

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+145.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+202.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+239.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+217.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+74.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.103mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.26µg	0.96µg	96%
Vitamin D*	685 IU		86%
Vitamin D	17.1µg		86%
Selenium	32.4µg	46.8µg	26%
Sodium	672mg	103mg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	2.023g	10.742g	22%
Fats	4.32g	17.74g	21%
Copper	0.23mg	0.038mg	21%
Vitamin B3	4.72mg	1.923mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.278mg	0.485mg	16%
Choline	89mg		16%
Cholesterol	23mg	59mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.288mg	12%
Saturated fat	0.929g	3.102g	10%
Vitamin E	1.35mg		9%
Phosphorus	164mg	210mg	7%
Calories	117kcal	239kcal	6%
Potassium	175mg	344mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.995g	1.753g	5%
Magnesium	18mg	33mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.073mg	4%
Zinc	0.31mg	0.51mg	2%
Calcium	11mg	4mg	1%
Vitamin A	26µg	18µg	1%
Protein	18.28g	18.42g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	7.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	64kcal	130kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	4	N/A
Iron	0.85mg	0.85mg	0%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.015mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.101mg	0.103mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Folate	2µg	1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.205mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	0.801mg	0.808mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.842mg	0.849mg	0%
Leucine	1.486mg	1.497mg	0%
Lysine	1.679mg	1.692mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.714mg	0.719mg	0%
Valine	0.942mg	0.949mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.542mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.183g	0.674g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.267g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.073g	0.114g	N/A