Cheese sandwich vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cheese sandwich and skipjack tuna

Cheese sandwich has more manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2, while skipjack tuna has more vitamin B3, vitamin B1,2, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Skipjack tuna covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 97% more than cheese sandwich.
Cheese sandwich contains 57 times more manganese than skipjack tuna. While cheese sandwich contains 1.083mg of manganese, skipjack tuna contains only 0.019mg.
The amount of sodium in skipjack tuna is lower.
Skipjack tuna has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of skipjack tuna is 0, while the glycemic index of cheese sandwich is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling 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.

Cheese sandwich

Skipjack tuna

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+451.4%
Contains more IronIron	+63.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+45.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5600%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+70.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+92.6%

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.

Cheese sandwich

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+842.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+540%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+488.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+275.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1725%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	3.185mg	18.756mg	97%
Vitamin B12	0.12µg	2.19µg	86%
Polyunsaturated fat	9.166g	0.403g	58%
Vitamin B6	0.261mg	0.981mg	55%
Manganese	1.083mg	0.019mg	46%
Selenium	24.3µg	46.8µg	41%
Protein	9.8g	28.21g	37%
Fats	25g	1.29g	36%
Sodium	839mg	47mg	34%
Vitamin B1	0.358mg	0.038mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	10.351g	0.243g	25%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.122mg	23%
Carbs	58.2g	0g	19%
Calories	497kcal	132kcal	18%
Cholesterol	7mg	60mg	18%
Calcium	204mg	37mg	17%
Saturated fat	4.129g	0.42g	17%
Phosphorus	382mg	285mg	14%
Folate	64µg	10µg	14%
Iron	2.62mg	1.6mg	13%
Fiber	3.1g	0g	12%
Copper	0.16mg	0.11mg	6%
Potassium	306mg	522mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.622mg	0.485mg	3%
Zinc	0.87mg	1.05mg	2%
Magnesium	54mg	44mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	1mg	1%
Net carbs	55.1g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	21µg	18µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.13mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	0.298mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.383mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	0.698mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	0.344mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.167mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.472mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	0.438mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.219mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.017g	N/A