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Butter vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between butter and skipjack tuna

  • Butter has more vitamin A; however, skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, iron, and potassium.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 250% more than skipjack tuna.
  • Skipjack tuna contains 42 times less vitamin A than butter. Butter contains 2499IU of vitamin A, while skipjack tuna contains 60IU.
  • Skipjack tuna has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Butter
Butter
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 11% 46% 60% 37% 29% 122% 6.1% 2.5% 255%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2075%
Contains more IronIron +7900%
Contains more CopperCopper +587.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1066.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1087.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +375%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4580%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Butter
Butter
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.3% 6% 0% 0% 9.5% 28% 352% 29% 226% 274% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +660%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +258.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +44557.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +340.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1188.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +233.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Skipjack tuna DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.42g 228%
Fats 81.11g 1.29g 123%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 18.756mg 117%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 2.19µg 84%
Selenium 1µg 46.8µg 83%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.981mg 75%
Vitamin A 684µg 18µg 74%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.243g 58%
Protein 0.85g 28.21g 55%
Cholesterol 215mg 60mg 52%
Phosphorus 24mg 285mg 37%
Calories 717kcal 132kcal 29%
Iron 0.02mg 1.6mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.403g 17%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Potassium 24mg 522mg 15%
Copper 0.016mg 0.11mg 10%
Magnesium 2mg 44mg 10%
Zinc 0.09mg 1.05mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.485mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.122mg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.038mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Sodium 11mg 47mg 2%
Folate 3µg 10µg 2%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.019mg 1%
Calcium 24mg 37mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Carbs 0.06g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.316mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 1.237mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 1.3mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 2.293mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 2.59mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.835mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 1.101mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 1.453mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.83mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.091g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.237g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
28% 62% 8%
Protein: 28.21 g
Fats: 1.29 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.28 g
Other: 8.22 g
Contains more FatsFats +6187.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3218.8%
Contains more WaterWater +247.2%
Contains more OtherOther +20450%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
39% 23% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.42 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.243 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.403 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9542%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +646.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients
  2. Skipjack tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172005/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.