Chinook salmon vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chinook salmon and skipjack tuna

Chinook salmon is richer in vitamin B12, fats, magnesium, vitamin A, and phosphorus, while skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and iron.
Skipjack tuna covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 54% more than chinook salmon.
Chinook salmon has 10 times more fats than skipjack tuna. Chinook salmon has 13.38g of fats, while skipjack tuna has 1.29g.
Skipjack tuna is lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chinook salmon

Skipjack tuna

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+177.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+32.1%
Contains more IronIron	+75.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+107.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+87.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.7%

~equal in Potassium ~522mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chinook salmon

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+310%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+727.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+78.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+31.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+112.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	10.045mg	18.756mg	54%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.981mg	40%
Vitamin B12	2.87µg	2.19µg	28%
Fats	13.38g	1.29g	19%
Magnesium	122mg	44mg	19%
Vitamin A	149µg	18µg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.662g	0.403g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g	0.243g	14%
Saturated fat	3.214g	0.42g	13%
Phosphorus	371mg	285mg	12%
Iron	0.91mg	1.6mg	9%
Cholesterol	85mg	60mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.485mg	8%
Copper	0.053mg	0.11mg	6%
Folate	35µg	10µg	6%
Calories	231kcal	132kcal	5%
Protein	25.72g	28.21g	5%
Zinc	0.56mg	1.05mg	4%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	1mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.122mg	2%
Calcium	28mg	37mg	1%
Potassium	505mg	522mg	1%
Sodium	60mg	47mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.038mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	90kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	43g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	1.5	N/A
Manganese	0.019mg	0.019mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	1.127mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.185mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	2.09mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	2.362mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.761mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.004mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.757mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	1.01g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.727g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.296g	0.017g	N/A