Eel vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between eels and skipjack tuna?

Eels are richer in vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B1, and zinc, yet skipjack tuna is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, and iron.
Skipjack tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 89% higher.
Eels have 63 times more vitamin A than skipjack tuna. Eels have 3787IU of vitamin A, while skipjack tuna has 60IU.
Skipjack tuna contains less saturated fat.

We used Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Eel

Skipjack tuna

Contains more ZincZinc	+98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+110.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+69.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+42.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49.6%
Contains more IronIron	+150%
Contains more CopperCopper	+279.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-27.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+463.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~285mg

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.

Eel

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+80%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+381.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+32%
Contains more FolateFolate	+70%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+139.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+318%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+73.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1174%

~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 A	1137µg	18µg	124%
Vitamin B3	4.487mg	18.756mg	89%
Selenium	8.3µg	46.8µg	70%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.981mg	70%
Cholesterol	161mg	60mg	34%
Vitamin B12	2.89µg	2.19µg	29%
Monounsaturated fat	9.218g	0.243g	22%
Fats	14.95g	1.29g	21%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.038mg	12%
Saturated fat	3.023g	0.42g	12%
Iron	0.64mg	1.6mg	12%
Copper	0.029mg	0.11mg	9%
Protein	23.65g	28.21g	9%
Zinc	2.08mg	1.05mg	9%
Calories	236kcal	132kcal	5%
Potassium	349mg	522mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.214g	0.403g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.051mg	0.122mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.28mg	0.485mg	4%
Magnesium	26mg	44mg	4%
Folate	17µg	10µg	2%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.019mg	1%
Sodium	65mg	47mg	1%
Phosphorus	277mg	285mg	1%
Calcium	26mg	37mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	1mg	1%
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	1.037mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.09mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	1.922mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	2.171mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.7mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.923mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	1.218mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.696mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.108g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.081g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.095g	0.017g	N/A