Sturgeon vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sturgeon and salmon

Sturgeon has more vitamin A, vitamin B3, and iron; however, salmon has more selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and fats.
Salmon's daily need coverage for selenium is 46% more.
Sturgeon has 4 times more vitamin A than salmon. Sturgeon has 263µg of vitamin A, while salmon has 69µg.
Sturgeon is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, 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.

Sturgeon

Salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13.3%
Contains more IronIron	+164.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+87.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-11.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+155.6%

~equal in Potassium ~384mg

~equal in Copper ~0.049mg

~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.

Sturgeon

Salmon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+281.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+81%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+325%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+181.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+12%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~13.1µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.2µg	41.4µg	46%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.647mg	32%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.885g	4.553g	24%
Vitamin A	263µg	69µg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.34mg	22%
Vitamin B3	10.1mg	8.045mg	13%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	2.8µg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	1.475mg	12%
Fats	5.18g	12.35g	11%
Iron	0.9mg	0.34mg	7%
Saturated fat	1.173g	2.397g	6%
Cholesterol	77mg	63mg	5%
Calories	135kcal	206kcal	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.7mg	4%
Magnesium	45mg	30mg	4%
Folate	17µg	34µg	4%
Choline	70mg	90.5mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.486g	4.181g	4%
Protein	20.7g	22.1g	3%
Phosphorus	271mg	252mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.63mg	1.14mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.135mg	3%
Vitamin D*	515 IU	526 IU	1%
Vitamin D	12.9µg	13.1µg	1%
Potassium	364mg	384mg	1%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.43mg	1%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.016mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	93kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	3.6	N/A
Calcium	17mg	15mg	0%
Copper	0.053mg	0.049mg	0%
Sodium	69mg	61mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	0.907mg	0.969mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.954mg	1.018mg	0%
Leucine	1.682mg	1.796mg	0%
Lysine	1.901mg	2.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.613mg	0.654mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.808mg	0.863mg	0%
Valine	1.066mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.609mg	0.651mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.249g	0.69g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.119g	1.457g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.058g	0.17g	N/A