Clam vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between clam and tuna salad?

The amount of vitamin B12, copper, manganese, selenium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, protein, iron, and vitamin C in clam is higher than in tuna salad.
Clam's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 4070% more.
Tuna salad contains 25 times less manganese than clam. Clam contains 1mg of manganese, while tuna salad contains 0.04mg.
Tuna salad has less sodium.

We used Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Fish, tuna salad types in this article.

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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.

Clam

Tuna salad

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+441.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+252.8%
Contains more IronIron	+181%
Contains more CopperCopper	+374.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+387.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+89.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+55.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-66.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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.

Clam

Tuna salad

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+904.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+612.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+383.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+508.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+161.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+35.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+8140.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+262.5%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+99.8%

~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 B12	98.89µg	1.2µg	4070%
Copper	0.688mg	0.145mg	60%
Manganese	1mg	0.04mg	42%
Selenium	64µg	41.2µg	41%
Sodium	1202mg	402mg	35%
Vitamin B2	0.426mg	0.07mg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.552g	4.122g	24%
Iron	2.81mg	1mg	23%
Phosphorus	338mg	178mg	23%
Vitamin C	22.1mg	2.2mg	22%
Vitamin B3	3.354mg	6.7mg	21%
Zinc	2.73mg	0.56mg	20%
Protein	25.55g	16.04g	19%
Cholesterol	67mg	13mg	18%
Vitamin A	171µg	24µg	16%
Potassium	628mg	178mg	13%
Fats	1.95g	9.26g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.031mg	10%
Calcium	92mg	17mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.68mg	0.26mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.172g	2.887g	7%
Saturated fat	0.188g	1.544g	6%
Folate	29µg	8µg	5%
Calories	148kcal	187kcal	2%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.081mg	2%
Carbs	5.13g	9.41g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	8.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	58kcal	117kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	68g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	4.5	N/A
Net carbs	5.13g	9.41g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	19mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.286mg	0.18mg	0%
Threonine	1.099mg	0.701mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.112mg	0.739mg	0%
Leucine	1.798mg	1.293mg	0%
Lysine	1.909mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.576mg	0.47mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.915mg	0.626mg	0%
Valine	1.116mg	0.824mg	0%
Histidine	0.49mg	0.467mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.138g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.146g	0.055g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.104g		N/A