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Chicken sandwich vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chicken sandwich and tuna salad

  • Chicken sandwich has more vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, folate, and iron; however, tuna salad is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, and copper.
  • Tuna salad covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 45% more than chicken sandwich.
  • Tuna salad has 7 times less vitamin B1 than chicken sandwich. Chicken sandwich has 0.23mg of vitamin B1, while tuna salad has 0.031mg.
  • Tuna salad contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, chicken fillet sandwich, plain with pickles and Fish, tuna salad.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 17% 22% 66% 22% 17% 79% 98% 29% 109%
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 +26.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +241.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.6%
Contains more IronIron +77%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +447.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +116.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +107%
~equal in Zinc ~0.56mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~178mg

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 2.7% 1% 48% 1.5% 58% 69% 145% 72% 88% 16% 21% 35% 19%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +641.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +361.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +372.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +487.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +175%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +823.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken sandwich Tuna salad DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.13µg 1.2µg 45%
Selenium 19.9µg 41.2µg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.383mg 0.081mg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.2mg 0.26mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.3mg 0.07mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.23mg 0.031mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.41mg 16%
Sodium 753mg 402mg 15%
Iron 1.77mg 1mg 10%
Folate 47µg 8µg 10%
Copper 0.067mg 0.145mg 9%
Manganese 0.219mg 0.04mg 8%
Vitamin K 8.5µg 7%
Cholesterol 35mg 13mg 7%
Starch 16.5g 7%
Choline 35.3mg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Vitamin B3 7.72mg 6.7mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.177g 4.122g 6%
Calcium 58mg 17mg 4%
Carbs 20.89g 9.41g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 4.481g 2.887g 4%
Saturated fat 2.123g 1.544g 3%
Calories 250kcal 187kcal 3%
Fats 11.19g 9.26g 3%
Potassium 245mg 178mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 3µg 24µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Fructose 0.97g 1%
Phosphorus 185mg 178mg 1%
Magnesium 24mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin D 5IU 1%
Protein 16.28g 16.04g 0%
Net carbs 19.49g 9.41g N/A
Sugar 3.64g N/A
Zinc 0.61mg 0.56mg 0%
Trans fat 0.03g N/A
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0.055g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.197g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.884g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 11% 21% 49% 3%
Protein: 16.28 g
Fats: 11.19 g
Carbs: 20.89 g
Water: 48.94 g
Other: 2.7 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 FatsFats +20.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122%
Contains more OtherOther +26.8%
Contains more WaterWater +29.1%
~equal in Protein ~16.04g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 46% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.123 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.481 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.177 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 +55.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29.7%

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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. Chicken sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170295/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.