Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
salmon
versus
almond extract
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in salmon and almond extract:
Salmon is high in calories and almond extract has 56% less calories than salmon - almond extract has 56 calories per 100 grams and salmon has 127 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, salmon is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to almond extract per calorie. Salmon has a macronutrient ratio of 67:0:33 and for almond extract, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Salmon | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 67% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 100% |
| Fat | 33% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Salmon has less carbohydrates than almond extract - almond extract has 14.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has signficantly less sugar than almond extract - almond extract has 14.4g of sugar per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon is an excellent source of protein and it has 682 times more protein than almond extract - almond extract has 0.03g of protein per 100 grams and salmon has 20.5g of protein.
Both salmon and almond extract are low in saturated fat - salmon has 0.81g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Both salmon and almond extract are low in trans fat - salmon has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Almond extract has less cholesterol than salmon - salmon has 46mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has more Vitamin A than almond extract - salmon has 35ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon is an excellent source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than almond extract - salmon has 435iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has more Vitamin E than almond extract - salmon has 0.4mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - salmon has 0.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Salmon | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.08 MG | 0.003 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.105 MG | 0.029 MG |
| Niacin | 7.995 MG | 0.129 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 1.03 MG | 0.011 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.611 MG | 0.008 MG |
| Folate | 4 UG | ~ |
| Vitamin B12 | 4.15 UG | ~ |
Almond extract and salmon contain similar amounts of calcium - almond extract has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and salmon has 7mg of calcium.
Almond extract and salmon contain similar amounts of iron - almond extract has 0.05mg of iron per 100 grams and salmon has 0.38mg of iron.
Salmon is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than almond extract - salmon has 366mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Salmon (Fish, salmon, pink, raw) and Almond Extract (Almond or vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol) .
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||