Mussels vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mussels and tuna salad

Mussels has more vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, folate, and phosphorus; however, tuna salad is higher in vitamin B3.
Mussels covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 950% more than tuna salad.
Mussels has 170 times more manganese than tuna salad. While mussels has 6.8mg of manganese, tuna salad has only 0.04mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat 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.

Mussels

Tuna salad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+94.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+94.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+50.6%
Contains more IronIron	+572%
Contains more ZincZinc	+376.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+117.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.145mg

~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.

Mussels

Tuna salad

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+518.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+279.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+867.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+265.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+850%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+123.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	24µg	1.2µg	950%
Manganese	6.8mg	0.04mg	294%
Selenium	89.6µg	41.2µg	88%
Iron	6.72mg	1mg	72%
Vitamin B2	0.42mg	0.07mg	27%
Vitamin B3	3mg	6.7mg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.3mg	0.031mg	22%
Zinc	2.67mg	0.56mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.212g	4.122g	19%
Folate	76µg	8µg	17%
Protein	23.8g	16.04g	16%
Phosphorus	285mg	178mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.95mg	0.26mg	14%
Cholesterol	56mg	13mg	14%
Vitamin C	13.6mg	2.2mg	13%
Vitamin A	91µg	24µg	7%
Fats	4.48g	9.26g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	1.014g	2.887g	5%
Magnesium	37mg	19mg	4%
Potassium	268mg	178mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.85g	1.544g	3%
Calcium	33mg	17mg	2%
Calories	172kcal	187kcal	1%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.081mg	1%
Sodium	369mg	402mg	1%
Carbs	7.39g	9.41g	1%
Net carbs	7.39g	9.41g	N/A
Copper	0.149mg	0.145mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.267mg	0.18mg	0%
Threonine	1.025mg	0.701mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.036mg	0.739mg	0%
Leucine	1.676mg	1.293mg	0%
Lysine	1.779mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.537mg	0.47mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.853mg	0.626mg	0%
Valine	1.04mg	0.824mg	0%
Histidine	0.457mg	0.467mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.276g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.506g	0.055g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.044g		N/A