Lobster vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lobster and tuna salad?

Lobster is richer in copper, selenium, zinc, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and calcium, while tuna salad is higher in vitamin B3 and iron.
Lobster's daily need coverage for copper is 156% higher.
Tuna salad has 11 times less cholesterol than lobster. Lobster has 146mg of cholesterol, while tuna salad has 13mg.

We used Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Fish, tuna salad 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.

Lobster

Tuna salad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+126.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+464.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+969%
Contains more ZincZinc	+623.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+62.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+77.4%

Contains more IronIron	+244.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~178mg

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.

Lobster

Tuna salad

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+541.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+19.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+311.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+266.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.55mg	0.145mg	156%
Selenium	73.1µg	41.2µg	58%
Cholesterol	146mg	13mg	44%
Zinc	4.05mg	0.56mg	32%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	6.7mg	30%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.26mg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	4.122g	25%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Fats	0.86g	9.26g	13%
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	1.2µg	10%
Iron	0.29mg	1mg	9%
Calcium	96mg	17mg	8%
Vitamin E	1mg		7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	2.887g	7%
Magnesium	43mg	19mg	6%
Protein	19g	16.04g	6%
Saturated fat	0.208g	1.544g	6%
Calories	89kcal	187kcal	5%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.07mg	4%
Sodium	486mg	402mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.081mg	3%
Carbs	0g	9.41g	3%
Vitamin A	1µg	24µg	3%
Potassium	230mg	178mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.2mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.031mg	1%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.04mg	1%
Phosphorus	185mg	178mg	1%
Folate	11µg	8µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	9.41g	N/A
Vitamin D	1IU		0%
Trans fat	0.013g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.18mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	0.701mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	0.739mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	1.293mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.47mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	0.626mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	0.824mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.467mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.117g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.078g	0.055g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A