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Goat cheese vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between goat cheese and tuna salad

  • Goat cheese is higher in vitamin B2, copper, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin A, yet tuna salad is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3.
  • Goat cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 95% more than tuna salad.
  • Goat cheese contains 18 times more calcium than tuna salad. While goat cheese contains 298mg of calcium, tuna salad contains only 17mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in tuna salad is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Fish, tuna salad.

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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 21% 89% 14% 61% 188% 18% 161% 54% 12% 21%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1652.9%
Contains more IronIron +62%
Contains more CopperCopper +289%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +110.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +132.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +984.2%
~equal in Sodium ~402mg

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 0% 136% 5.2% 7.5% 18% 156% 22% 11% 14% 28% 6.3% 1.5% 8.4%
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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1595.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +865.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +483.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +445.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat cheese Tuna salad DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.639g 1.544g 87%
Selenium 3.8µg 41.2µg 68%
Copper 0.564mg 0.145mg 47%
Vitamin B2 0.676mg 0.07mg 47%
Vitamin A 407µg 24µg 43%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 1.2µg 41%
Vitamin B3 1.148mg 6.7mg 35%
Fats 29.84g 9.26g 32%
Phosphorus 375mg 178mg 28%
Calcium 298mg 17mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.709g 4.122g 23%
Cholesterol 79mg 13mg 22%
Protein 21.58g 16.04g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 6.808g 2.887g 10%
Calories 364kcal 187kcal 9%
Iron 1.62mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.031mg 3%
Carbs 0.12g 9.41g 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Manganese 0.093mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.081mg 2%
Magnesium 29mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Folate 2µg 8µg 2%
Sodium 415mg 402mg 1%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.56mg 1%
Potassium 158mg 178mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.26mg 1%
Net carbs 0.12g 9.41g N/A
Sugar 0.12g N/A
Tryptophan 0.227mg 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.805mg 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.893mg 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 1.549mg 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.575mg 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.859mg 0.626mg 0%
Valine 1.485mg 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.589mg 0.467mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.055g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 30% 46% 3%
Protein: 21.58 g
Fats: 29.84 g
Carbs: 0.12 g
Water: 45.52 g
Other: 2.94 g
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.5%
Contains more FatsFats +222.2%
Contains more OtherOther +38%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +7741.7%
Contains more WaterWater +38.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
73% 24% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.639 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.808 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.709 g
18% 34% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.544 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +135.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +481.4%

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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. Goat cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173433/nutrients
  2. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/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.