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Salmon: Nutrition facts of salmon fish

Table: list of nutrients and their content in raw, farmed, atlantic salmon fish. Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion.

Nutrients	Units of measurement for nutrients	Nutrient content per 100 grams of salmon
Water	g	68.90
Energy	kcalorie	183
Energy	kj	766
Protein	g	19.90
Total lipid (fat)	g	10.85
Ash	g	1.05
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	0.00
Fiber, total dietary	g	0.0
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	12
Iron, Fe	mg	0.36
Magnesium, Mg	mg	28
Phosphorus, P	mg	233
Potassium, K	mg	362
Sodium, Na	mg	59
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.40
Copper, Cu	mg	0.049
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.015
Selenium, Se	mcg	36.5
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	3.9
Thiamin	mg	0.340
Riboflavin	mg	0.120
Niacin	mg	7.505
Pantothenic acid	mg	1.380
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.637
Folate, total	mcg	26
Folic acid	mcg	0
Folate, food	mcg	26
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	26
Vitamin B-12	mcg	2.80
Vitamin A, IU	IU	50
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	15
Retinol	mcg	15
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	2.183
14:0	g	0.492
16:0	g	1.298
18:0	g	0.277
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	3.868
16:1 undifferentiated	g	0.670
18:1 undifferentiated	g	1.785
20:1	g	1.193
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	3.931
18:2 undifferentiated	g	0.586
18:3 undifferentiated	g	0.094
18:4	g	0.157
20:4 undifferentiated	g	1.152
20:5 n-3	g	0.618
22:6 n-3	g	1.293
Cholesterol	mg	59
Amino acids
Tryptophan	g	0.223
Threonine	g	0.872
Isoleucine	g	0.917
Leucine	g	1.617
Lysine	g	1.828
Methionine	g	0.589
Cystine	g	0.213
Phenylalanine	g	0.777
Tyrosine	g	0.672
Valine	g	1.025
Arginine	g	1.191
Histidine	g	0.586
Alanine	g	1.204
Aspartic acid	g	2.038
Glutamic acid	g	2.971
Glycine	g	0.955
Proline	g	0.704
Serine	g	0.812

Nutrient data on salmon adapted from:

USDA National Nutrient Database Reference, Release 19 (2006).

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 July 2008 )

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