Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of salmon, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of a salmon. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Salmon: nutritional value & information

Salmon: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 73% comes from proteins
  • The 26% comes from fat

Salmon: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 116
% DV
Total Fat 3.7g 6 %
   Saturated Fat 0.5g 2 %
Cholesterol 59mg 20 %
Sodium 59mg 3 %
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0 %
   Dietary Fiber 0g 0 %
   Sugar 0g
Proteins 21g 42 %
Vitamin A 2 % Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 1 % Iron 3 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Salmon: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
    Folate18.00 mcg
Niacin8.790 mg44 %
Pantothenic acid1.020 mg10 %
Riboflavin0.217 mg13 %
Thiamin0.156 mg10 %
Vitamin A105.00 IU2 %
    Vitamin A, RAE32.00 mcg
Vitamin B128.08 mcg135 %
Vitamin B60.189 mg9 %
Vitamin C0.0 mg0 %
Vitamin E0.49 mg2 %
    Tocopherol, alpha0.49 mg
Vitamin K0.3 mcg0 %

Salmon: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins20.69 g41 %
  Alanine1.190 g
  Arginine1.150 g
  Aspartic acid2.490 g
  Cystine0.300 g
  Glutamic acid2.890 g
  Glycine0.900 g
  Histidine0.510 g
  Isoleucine0.920 g66 %
  Leucine1.520 g56 %
  Lysine1.730 g82 %
  Methionine0.770 g73 %
  Phenylalanine0.840 g48 %
  Proline0.690 g
  Serine0.780 g
  Threonine0.920 g88 %
  Tryptophan0.320 g114 %
  Tyrosine1.100 g63 %
  Valine1.030 g57 %

Salmon: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca7.00 mg1 %
Copper, Cu0.137 mg7 %
Iron, Fe0.56 mg3 %
Magnesium, Mg26.00 mg6 %
Manganese, Mn0.030 mg2 %
Selenium, Se39.7 mcg57 %
Sodium, Na59.00 mg3 %
Zinc, Zn0.54 mg4 %

Salmon: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat3.67 g6 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.547 g3 %
    Eicosanoic acid0.007 g
    Heptadecanoic acid0.010 g
    Hexadecanoic acid0.300 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.080 g
    Pentadecanoic acid0.010 g
    Tetradecanoic acid0.140 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.940 g
    Docosenoic acid0.170 g
    Eicosenoic acid0.170 g
    Hexadecenoic acid0.110 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.470 g
    Tetracosenoic cis acid0.020 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.770 g
    Docosahexaenoic n-3 acid0.410 g
    Docosapentaenoic n-3 acid0.050 g
    Eicosapentaenoic n-3 acid0.170 g
    Eicosatetraenoic acid0.030 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.030 g
    Octadecatetraenoic acid0.040 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.040 g

Salmon: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

This food does not contain any CARBOHYDRATES.

Salmon: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Cholesterol59.00 mg20 %

Salmon: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash1.27 g
Water72.34 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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