Shark Meat vs Salmon: All Nutritional Differences
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
Less Calories in Shark meat
At first glance, you can see that in shark meat is much less calories than in salmon.
Shark meat has 130 kcal per 100g and salmon 208 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 60%.
Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in shark cames from protein and in salmon from fat.
See tables below to compare shark meat with salmon in details.
Shark meat And Salmon Nutrition Difference
- Calories:
salmon - 60% more than shark meat - Fat:
salmon - 198% more than shark meat - Protein:
shark meat - 3% more than salmon - Water:
shark meat - 13% more than salmon
Salmon vs Shark meat: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
| per 100g | Shark meat | Salmon |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 130 | 208 |
| Fat | 4.51 g | 13.42 g |
| Protein | 20.98 g | 20.42 g |
| Water | 73.58 g | 64.89 g |
| Calcium | 34 mg | 9 mg |
| Iron | 0.84 mg | 0.34 mg |
| Magnessium | 49 mg | 27 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0.1 mg | 0.5 mg |
| Potassium | 160 mg | 363 mg |
| Sodium | 79 mg | 59 mg |
| Zink | 0.1 mg | 0.5 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.042 mg | 0.207 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.062 mg | 0.155 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 2.938 mg | 8.672 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.4 mg | 0.636 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.003 mg | 0.026 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 1 mg | 3.55 mg |
More protein in shark meat
It is aslo easy to see see that in shark meat is more protein than in salmon.
There is 20.42g per 100g of salmon and 20.98g per 100g of shark meat so using simple math we can see that difference is about 3%.
Less fat in shark meat
In shark meat is less fats than in salmon.
The tables above show us that there is 13.42g/100g of fats in salmon and 4.51g/100g in shark meat. In this case difference is about 198%.
Shark meat
130kcal- Calories130
- Fat4.51 g
- Protein20.98 g
- Water73.58 g
100g | ounce | single piece
Calories source
- 0% CARBS.
- 67% PROTEIN
- 33% FAT
Salmon
208kcal- Calories208
- Fat13.42 g
- Protein20.42 g
- Water64.89 g
100g | ounce | single piece | steak
Calories source
- 0% CARBS
- 40% PROTEIN
- 60% FAT
Vitamins: salmon vs shark meat
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
salmon - 393% more than shark meat - Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
salmon - 150% more than shark meat - Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
salmon - 195% more than shark meat - Vitaminium B6:
salmon - 59% more than shark meat - Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
salmon - 767% more than shark meat - Vitaminium E:
salmon - 255% more than shark meat
Minerals: shark meat vs salmon
- Calcium:
shark meat - 278% more than salmon - Iron:
shark meat - 147% more than salmon - Magnessium:
shark meat - 81% more than salmon - Phosphorus:
salmon - 400% more than shark meat - Potassium:
salmon - 127% more than shark meat - Sodium:
shark meat - 34% more than salmon - Zink:
salmon - 400% more than shark meat
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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