Bluefish vs. Tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bluefish and tuna

Bluefish has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin B5, and fats; however, tuna is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, protein, and phosphorus.
Bluefish covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 161% more than tuna.
Tuna has 9 times less fats than bluefish. Bluefish has 5.44g of fats, while tuna has 0.59g.
Tuna contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Bluefish

Tuna

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains more CopperCopper	+58.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+131.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+107.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+10.5%
Contains more IronIron	+48.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+131.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~42mg

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.

Bluefish

Tuna

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+527.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+185.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+164.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+204.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+123.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.22µg	2.35µg	161%
Selenium	46.8µg	108.2µg	112%
Vitamin B3	7.247mg	22.07mg	93%
Vitamin B6	0.464mg	1.038mg	44%
Choline		77.6mg	14%
Vitamin A	138µg	22µg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.955mg	0.334mg	12%
Cholesterol	76mg	47mg	10%
Vitamin D*		82 IU	10%
Vitamin D		2µg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.358g	0.175g	8%
Protein	25.69g	29.15g	7%
Fats	5.44g	0.59g	7%
Phosphorus	291mg	333mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.067mg	0.134mg	6%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.45mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.297g	0.138g	5%
Iron	0.62mg	0.92mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.172g	0.205g	4%
Copper	0.068mg	0.043mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.137mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.29mg	2%
Calories	159kcal	130kcal	1%
Calcium	9mg	4mg	1%
Potassium	477mg	527mg	1%
Sodium	77mg	54mg	1%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.013mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	45kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	77g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	1.5	N/A
Magnesium	42mg	42mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Folate	2µg	2µg	0%
Trans fat		0.02g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.313mg	0%
Threonine	1.126mg	1.224mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.184mg	1.287mg	0%
Leucine	2.088mg	2.27mg	0%
Lysine	2.36mg	2.565mg	0%
Methionine	0.76mg	0.827mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.003mg	1.091mg	0%
Valine	1.324mg	1.438mg	0%
Histidine	0.756mg	0.822mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.323g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.665g	0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.079g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A