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Margarine vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between margarine and skipjack tuna?

  • Margarine is higher in vitamin A, yet skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, iron, and potassium.
  • Skipjack tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 117% more.
  • Margarine has 60 times more vitamin A than skipjack tuna. While margarine has 3577IU of vitamin A, skipjack tuna has only 60IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in skipjack tuna is lower.

We used Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 11% 46% 60% 37% 29% 122% 6.1% 2.5% 255%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2800%
Contains more IronIron +2566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
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 3.3% 6% 0% 0% 9.5% 28% 352% 29% 226% 274% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4450%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +229.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81447.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2090%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Margarine Skipjack tuna DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 24.302g 0.403g 159%
Fats 80.71g 1.29g 122%
Vitamin B3 0.023mg 18.756mg 117%
Monounsaturated fat 38.877g 0.243g 97%
Vitamin A 819µg 18µg 89%
Vitamin B12 0.1µg 2.19µg 87%
Selenium 0µg 46.8µg 85%
Vitamin K 93µg 78%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.981mg 75%
Saturated fat 15.189g 0.42g 67%
Vitamin E 9mg 60%
Protein 0.16g 28.21g 56%
Phosphorus 5mg 285mg 40%
Calories 717kcal 132kcal 29%
Cholesterol 0mg 60mg 20%
Iron 0.06mg 1.6mg 19%
Potassium 18mg 522mg 15%
Copper 0mg 0.11mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 10%
Magnesium 3mg 44mg 10%
Zinc 0mg 1.05mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.122mg 7%
Calcium 3mg 37mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.038mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 47mg 2%
Folate 1µg 10µg 2%
Choline 12.4mg 2%
Manganese 0.019mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1mg 1%
Carbs 0.7g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.7g 0g N/A
Trans fat 14.89g N/A
Tryptophan 0.316mg 0%
Threonine 1.237mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.3mg 0%
Leucine 2.293mg 0%
Lysine 2.59mg 0%
Methionine 0.835mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.101mg 0%
Valine 1.453mg 0%
Histidine 0.83mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.091g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.237g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
28% 62% 8%
Protein: 28.21 g
Fats: 1.29 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.28 g
Other: 8.22 g
Contains more FatsFats +6156.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17531.3%
Contains more WaterWater +277%
Contains more OtherOther +330.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
39% 23% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.42 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.243 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.403 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15898.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5930.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.2%

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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. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/nutrients
  2. Skipjack tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172005/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.