Fast food vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fast food and skipjack tuna?

Fast food is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, and folate, yet skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, selenium, and phosphorus.
Skipjack tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 82% more.
Fast food has 11 times more saturated fat than skipjack tuna. While fast food has 4.493g of saturated fat, skipjack tuna has only 0.42g.
The glycemic index of skipjack tuna is lower.

We used Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat types 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.

Fast food

Skipjack tuna

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+67.6%
Contains more IronIron	+91.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+140%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1778.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+63%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+165%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+112.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+130.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.11mg

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.

Fast food

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+734.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+197.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+700%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+233.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+362.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+146.1%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.485mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	5.617mg	18.756mg	82%
Vitamin B6	0.212mg	0.981mg	59%
Vitamin B12	0.89µg	2.19µg	54%
Selenium	20.3µg	46.8µg	48%
Protein	16.52g	28.21g	23%
Vitamin B1	0.317mg	0.038mg	23%
Phosphorus	134mg	285mg	22%
Saturated fat	4.493g	0.42g	19%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.122mg	19%
Folate	80µg	10µg	18%
Iron	3.06mg	1.6mg	18%
Fats	12.01g	1.29g	16%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.019mg	15%
Zinc	2.52mg	1.05mg	13%
Sodium	331mg	47mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	4.835g	0.243g	11%
Carbs	31.5g	0g	11%
Potassium	197mg	522mg	10%
Starch	22.87g		9%
Cholesterol	33mg	60mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.68g	0.403g	9%
Calories	297kcal	132kcal	8%
Fiber	1.7g	0g	7%
Choline	34.4mg		6%
Vitamin K	4.9µg		4%
Magnesium	27mg	44mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.38mg		3%
Calcium	62mg	37mg	3%
Fructose	2.27g		3%
Vitamin B5	0.53mg	0.485mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Copper	0.121mg	0.11mg	1%
Vitamin A	9µg	18µg	1%
Net carbs	29.8g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	4.88g		N/A
Trans fat	0.514g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.144mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	0.46mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.642mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	1.13mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	0.785mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.306mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	0.728mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.402mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.121g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.391g		N/A