Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
salmon
versus
white mushroom
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in salmon and white mushroom:
Salmon is high in calories and white mushroom has 83% less calories than salmon - white mushroom has 22 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 white mushroom per calorie. Salmon has a macronutrient ratio of 67:0:33 and for white mushroom, 44:47:10 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Salmon | White Mushroom | |
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Protein | 67% | 44% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 47% |
Fat | 33% | 10% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both white mushroom and salmon are low in carbohydrates - white mushroom has 3.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
White mushroom has more dietary fiber than salmon - white mushroom has 1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has less sugar than white mushroom - white 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 white mushroom - white mushroom has 3.1g of protein per 100 grams and salmon has 20.5g of protein.
Both white mushroom and salmon are low in saturated fat - white mushroom has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and salmon has 0.81g of saturated fat.
Both salmon and white mushroom are low in trans fat - salmon has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and white mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
White mushroom has less cholesterol than salmon - salmon has 46mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and white mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
White mushroom has more Vitamin C than salmon - white mushroom has 2.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and salmon does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon has more Vitamin A than white mushroom - salmon has 35ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and white mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Salmon is an excellent source of Vitamin D and it has 61 times more Vitamin D than white mushroom - white mushroom has 7iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and salmon has 435iu of Vitamin D.
White mushroom and salmon contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - white mushroom has 0.01mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and salmon has 0.4mg of Vitamin E.
Salmon and white mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - salmon has 0.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and white mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
White mushroom has more riboflavin and folate, however, salmon contains more niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both salmon and white mushroom contain significant amounts of thiamin and pantothenic acid.
Salmon | White 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 |
White mushroom and salmon contain similar amounts of calcium - white mushroom has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and salmon has 7mg of calcium.
White mushroom and salmon contain similar amounts of iron - white mushroom has 0.5mg of iron per 100 grams and salmon has 0.38mg of iron.
Both white mushroom and salmon are high in potassium. Salmon has 15% more potassium than white mushroom - white mushroom has 318mg of potassium per 100 grams and salmon has 366mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both salmon and white mushroom contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Salmon | White 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).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Salmon or White Mushroom .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Salmon (Fish, salmon, pink, raw) and White Mushroom (Mushrooms, white, raw) .
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