Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Dairy
  4. Blue cheese
  5. Compare
  6. Blue cheese vs. Tuna salad

Blue cheese vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between blue cheese and tuna salad

  • Blue cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and zinc; however, tuna salad has more selenium and vitamin B3.
  • Blue cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 86% more.
  • Blue cheese has 31 times more calcium than tuna salad. Blue cheese has 528mg of calcium, while tuna salad has 17mg.
  • Tuna salad is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, blue and Fish, tuna salad.

Infographic

Blue cheese vs Tuna salad infographic
Infographic link

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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3005.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +375%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.4%
Contains more IronIron +222.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +262.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +344.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +184.1%

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.
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% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +725%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +445.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +565%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +559.4%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.031mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Tuna salad DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.669g 1.544g 78%
Calcium 528mg 17mg 51%
Selenium 14.5µg 41.2µg 49%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 6.7mg 36%
Sodium 1146mg 402mg 32%
Fats 28.74g 9.26g 30%
Phosphorus 387mg 178mg 30%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 0.26mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.07mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 4.122g 22%
Cholesterol 75mg 13mg 21%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.56mg 19%
Vitamin A 198µg 24µg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 2.887g 12%
Copper 0.04mg 0.145mg 12%
Protein 21.4g 16.04g 11%
Iron 0.31mg 1mg 9%
Calories 353kcal 187kcal 8%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.081mg 7%
Folate 36µg 8µg 7%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Potassium 256mg 178mg 2%
Carbs 2.34g 9.41g 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.04mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 1.2µg 1%
Net carbs 2.34g 9.41g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.031mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 0.626mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 0.467mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.055g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 g
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.4%
Contains more FatsFats +210.4%
Contains more OtherOther +139.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +302.1%
Contains more WaterWater +48.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
18% 34% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.544 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +169.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +415.3%

People also compare

Blue cheese
Blue cheese vs Brie
Brie
Blue cheese
Blue cheese vs Camembert
Camembert
Blue cheese
Blue cheese vs Cheese
Cheese
Tuna salad
Tuna salad vs Tuna Bluefin
Tuna Bluefin
Tuna salad
Tuna salad vs Caesar salad
Caesar salad
Tuna salad
Tuna salad vs Taco salad
Taco salad

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. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/nutrients
  2. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/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.