Oysters vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between oysters and tuna salad?

Oysters is higher in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, calcium, and vitamin B2; however, tuna salad is richer in vitamin B3.
Oysters's daily need coverage for zinc is 709% more.
Tuna salad contains 39 times less copper than oysters. Oysters contains 5.707mg of copper, while tuna salad contains 0.145mg.
Tuna salad has less cholesterol.

We used Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, tuna salad 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.

Oysters

Tuna salad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+84.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+582.4%
Contains more IronIron	+821%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3835.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13935.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1377.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+28.1%

~equal in Phosphorus ~178mg

~equal in Selenium ~41.2µg

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

Tuna salad

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1358.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+262.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+32.8%

~equal in Vitamin A ~24µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	78.6mg	0.56mg	709%
Vitamin B12	17.5µg	1.2µg	679%
Copper	5.707mg	0.145mg	618%
Iron	9.21mg	1mg	103%
Vitamin B3	1.85mg	6.7mg	30%
Choline	130mg		24%
Manganese	0.591mg	0.04mg	24%
Cholesterol	79mg	13mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.056g	4.122g	20%
Vitamin E	1.7mg		11%
Sodium	166mg	402mg	10%
Calcium	116mg	17mg	10%
Fats	3.42g	9.26g	9%
Protein	11.42g	16.04g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.07mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.506g	2.887g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.447mg	0.26mg	4%
Calories	102kcal	187kcal	4%
Magnesium	35mg	19mg	4%
Selenium	39.5µg	41.2µg	3%
Saturated fat	0.948g	1.544g	3%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Folate	14µg	8µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.061mg	0.081mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.2mg	2%
Phosphorus	194mg	178mg	2%
Potassium	139mg	178mg	1%
Carbs	5.45g	9.41g	1%
Net carbs	5.45g	9.41g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	1.23g		N/A
Starch	0.9g		0%
Vitamin A	26µg	24µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.031mg	0%
Trans fat	0.068g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.138mg	0.18mg	0%
Threonine	0.046mg	0.701mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.459mg	0.739mg	0%
Leucine	0.716mg	1.293mg	0%
Lysine	0.762mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.257mg	0.47mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.413mg	0.626mg	0%
Valine	0.523mg	0.824mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.467mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.271g	0.055g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.163g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g		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