Smoked salmon vs. Swordfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smoked salmon and swordfish different?

Smoked salmon is richer in vitamin B12 and copper, while swordfish is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, protein, and potassium.
Smoked salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B12 68% more than swordfish.
Smoked salmon contains 7 times more sodium than swordfish. Smoked salmon contains 672mg of sodium, while swordfish contains 97mg.

Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked and Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat types were used 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.

Smoked salmon

Swordfish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+83.3%
Contains more IronIron	+88.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+30.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+94.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+185.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+151.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+85.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+111.4%

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

Swordfish

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+108.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+101.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+65.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+78.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+287%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+121.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~16.6µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.26µg	1.62µg	68%
Selenium	32.4µg	68.5µg	66%
Vitamin B3	4.72mg	9.254mg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.278mg	0.615mg	26%
Sodium	672mg	97mg	25%
Copper	0.23mg	0.046mg	20%
Phosphorus	164mg	304mg	20%
Cholesterol	23mg	78mg	18%
Protein	18.28g	23.45g	10%
Potassium	175mg	499mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.417mg	9%
Vitamin E	1.35mg	2.41mg	7%
Fats	4.32g	7.93g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.089mg	6%
Iron	0.85mg	0.45mg	5%
Magnesium	18mg	35mg	4%
Zinc	0.31mg	0.78mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.929g	1.911g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.023g	3.544g	4%
Calories	117kcal	172kcal	3%
Vitamin D	17.1µg	16.6µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.101mg	0.063mg	3%
Vitamin D*	685 IU	666 IU	2%
Vitamin A	26µg	43µg	2%
Choline	89mg	77.5mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.995g	1.368g	2%
Calcium	11mg	6mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	64kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	2.6	N/A
Manganese	0.017mg	0.013mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Folate	2µg	2µg	0%
Trans fat		0.056g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.205mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.801mg	1.035mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.842mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	1.486mg	1.919mg	0%
Lysine	1.679mg	2.168mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.699mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.714mg	0.922mg	0%
Valine	0.942mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.695mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.183g	0.127g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.267g	0.772g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.073g	0.168g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.022g	N/A