Oysters vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are oysters and skipjack tuna different?

Oysters is higher in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, and manganese; however, skipjack tuna is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for zinc for oysters is 705% higher.
Oysters contains 52 times more copper than skipjack tuna. While oysters contains 5.707mg of copper, skipjack tuna contains only 0.11mg.

Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used 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.

Oysters

Skipjack tuna

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+213.5%
Contains more IronIron	+475.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+5088.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+7385.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3010.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+275.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+18.5%

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.

Oysters

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+699.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+913.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1508.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.038mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.485mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	78.6mg	1.05mg	705%
Vitamin B12	17.5µg	2.19µg	638%
Copper	5.707mg	0.11mg	622%
Vitamin B3	1.85mg	18.756mg	106%
Iron	9.21mg	1.6mg	95%
Vitamin B6	0.061mg	0.981mg	71%
Protein	11.42g	28.21g	34%
Manganese	0.591mg	0.019mg	25%
Choline	130mg		24%
Selenium	39.5µg	46.8µg	13%
Phosphorus	194mg	285mg	13%
Vitamin E	1.7mg		11%
Potassium	139mg	522mg	11%
Calcium	116mg	37mg	8%
Cholesterol	79mg	60mg	6%
Sodium	166mg	47mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.056g	0.403g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.122mg	4%
Fats	3.42g	1.29g	3%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Saturated fat	0.948g	0.42g	2%
Calories	102kcal	132kcal	2%
Magnesium	35mg	44mg	2%
Carbs	5.45g	0g	2%
Vitamin A	26µg	18µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.447mg	0.485mg	1%
Folate	14µg	10µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.506g	0.243g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Net carbs	5.45g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	1.23g		N/A
Starch	0.9g		0%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.038mg	0%
Trans fat	0.068g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.138mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	0.046mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.459mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	0.716mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	0.762mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.257mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.413mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	0.523mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.271g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.163g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.061g		N/A