Pollock vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pollock and skipjack tuna?

Pollock is higher in vitamin B12, magnesium, and vitamin B2, yet skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, protein, and copper.
Skipjack tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 93% more.
Pollock has 9 times more sodium than skipjack tuna. While pollock has 419mg of sodium, skipjack tuna has only 47mg.

We used Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pollock

Skipjack tuna

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+84.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+94.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.4%
Contains more IronIron	+185.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+83.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+84.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~285mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pollock

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+67.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+375%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+198.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~18µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	3.949mg	18.756mg	93%
Vitamin B12	3.66µg	2.19µg	61%
Vitamin B6	0.329mg	0.981mg	50%
Choline	91.6mg		17%
Sodium	419mg	47mg	16%
Iron	0.56mg	1.6mg	13%
Protein	23.48g	28.21g	9%
Cholesterol	86mg	60mg	9%
Magnesium	81mg	44mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.223mg	0.122mg	8%
Vitamin D	1.3µg		7%
Vitamin D*	51 IU		6%
Copper	0.06mg	0.11mg	6%
Selenium	44.1µg	46.8µg	5%
Calcium	72mg	37mg	4%
Zinc	0.57mg	1.05mg	4%
Potassium	430mg	522mg	3%
Phosphorus	267mg	285mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.28mg		2%
Folate	3µg	10µg	2%
Calories	111kcal	132kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.054mg	0.038mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.432mg	0.485mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.159g	0.42g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.583g	0.403g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	90g	76g	N/A
Fats	1.18g	1.29g	0%
Vitamin A	17µg	18µg	0%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.019mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.134g	0.243g	0%
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	1.029mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.082mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	2.157mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.696mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	1.21mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.691mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.086g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.423g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.027g	0.017g	N/A