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Chickpeas vs. Tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chickpeas and tuna different?

  • Chickpeas are richer in manganese, folate, copper, fiber, and iron, while tuna is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
  • Tuna covers your daily need for selenium, 190% more than chickpeas.
  • Chickpeas have a higher glycemic index (36) than tuna (0).

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat types were used in this article.

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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 34% 15% 26% 108% 117% 42% 72% 0.91% 134% 20%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 1.2% 47% 35% 14% 12% 143% 7% 1.7% 590%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1125%
Contains more IronIron +214.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +718.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +240%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7823.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2824.3%

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 4.3% 0.33% 7% 0% 29% 15% 9.9% 17% 32% 0% 10% 129% 23%
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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% 7.3% 5.8% 30% 34% 32% 414% 20% 240% 294% 0.25% 1.5% 42%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3900%
Contains more FolateFolate +8500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4095.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +646.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +81.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chickpeas Tuna DV% diff.
Selenium 3.7µg 108.2µg 190%
Vitamin B3 0.526mg 22.07mg 135%
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.35µg 98%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 1.038mg 69%
Manganese 1.03mg 0.013mg 44%
Folate 172µg 2µg 43%
Protein 8.86g 29.15g 41%
Copper 0.352mg 0.043mg 34%
Fiber 7.6g 0g 30%
Iron 2.89mg 0.92mg 25%
Phosphorus 168mg 333mg 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 47mg 16%
Vitamin D 0IU 82IU 10%
Zinc 1.53mg 0.45mg 10%
Vitamin D 0µg 2µg 10%
Carbs 27.42g 0g 9%
Potassium 291mg 527mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.156g 0.175g 7%
Choline 42.8mg 77.6mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.063mg 0.137mg 6%
Calcium 49mg 4mg 5%
Vitamin K 4µg 0.1µg 3%
Fats 2.59g 0.59g 3%
Calories 164kcal 130kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.116mg 0.134mg 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 22µg 2%
Sodium 7mg 54mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.286mg 0.334mg 1%
Magnesium 48mg 42mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.583g 0.138g 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 19.82g 0g N/A
Sugar 4.8g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.29mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.02g N/A
Saturated fat 0.269g 0.205g 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.313mg 0%
Threonine 0.329mg 1.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.38mg 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 0.631mg 2.27mg 0%
Lysine 0.593mg 2.565mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.827mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.475mg 1.091mg 0%
Valine 0.372mg 1.438mg 0%
Histidine 0.244mg 0.822mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.105g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 3% 27% 60%
Protein: 8.86 g
Fats: 2.59 g
Carbs: 27.42 g
Water: 60.21 g
Other: 0.92 g
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29% 69%
Protein: 29.15 g
Fats: 0.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.98 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more FatsFats +339%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +229%
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%
Contains more OtherOther +39.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.269 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.583 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.156 g
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40% 27% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.138 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +322.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +560.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.8%

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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. Chickpeas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173757/nutrients
  2. Tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172006/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.