Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
salmon
versus
mushroom
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in salmon and mushroom:
Salmon is high in calories and mushroom has 83% less calories than salmon - salmon has 127 calories per 100 grams and mushroom has 22 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, salmon is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to mushroom per calorie. Salmon has a macronutrient ratio of 67:0:33 and for mushroom, 44:47:10 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Salmon | Mushroom | |
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Protein | 67% | 44% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 47% |
Fat | 33% | 10% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both mushroom and salmon are low in carbohydrates - mushroom has 3.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom has more dietary fiber than salmon - mushroom has 1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has less sugar than mushroom - mushroom has 2g of sugar per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon is an excellent source of protein and it has 563% more protein than mushroom - salmon has 20.5g of protein per 100 grams and mushroom has 3.1g of protein.
Both salmon and mushroom are low in saturated fat - salmon has 0.81g of saturated fat per 100 grams and mushroom has 0.05g of saturated fat.
Both salmon and mushroom are low in trans fat - salmon has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom has less cholesterol than salmon - salmon has 46mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom has more Vitamin C than salmon - mushroom has 2.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has more Vitamin A than mushroom - salmon has 35ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon is an excellent source of Vitamin D and it has 61 times more Vitamin D than mushroom - salmon has 435iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and mushroom has 7iu of Vitamin D.
Salmon and mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - salmon has 0.4mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and mushroom has 0.01mg of Vitamin E.
Salmon and mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - salmon has 0.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom has more riboflavin and folate, however, salmon contains more niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both salmon and mushroom contain significant amounts of thiamin and pantothenic acid.
Salmon | Mushroom | |
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Thiamin | 0.08 MG | 0.081 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.105 MG | 0.402 MG |
Niacin | 7.995 MG | 3.607 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.03 MG | 1.497 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.611 MG | 0.104 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 17 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 4.15 UG | 0.04 UG |
Salmon and mushroom contain similar amounts of calcium - salmon has 7mg of calcium per 100 grams and mushroom has 3mg of calcium.
Salmon and mushroom contain similar amounts of iron - salmon has 0.38mg of iron per 100 grams and mushroom has 0.5mg of iron.
Both salmon and mushroom are high in potassium. Salmon has 15% more potassium than mushroom - salmon has 366mg of potassium per 100 grams and mushroom has 318mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both salmon and mushroom contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Salmon | Mushroom | |
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other omega 6 | 0.004 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.081 G | 0.16 G |
Total | 0.085 G | 0.16 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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