Shrimp vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between shrimp and skipjack tuna

Shrimp is higher in copper and calcium; however, skipjack tuna is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, iron, potassium, and vitamin B2.
Skipjack tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 100% higher.
Shrimp has 20 times more sodium than skipjack tuna. While shrimp has 947mg of sodium, skipjack tuna has only 47mg.
Skipjack tuna has a lower glycemic index (0) than shrimp (50).

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Shrimp

Skipjack tuna

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+145.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+134.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+157.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+207.1%
Contains more IronIron	+400%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95%

~equal in Phosphorus ~285mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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.

Shrimp

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+140%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+408.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+600.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+305.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+31.9%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.485mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	2.678mg	18.756mg	100%
Vitamin B6	0.242mg	0.981mg	57%
Cholesterol	211mg	60mg	50%
Sodium	947mg	47mg	39%
Choline	135.4mg		25%
Vitamin B12	1.66µg	2.19µg	22%
Iron	0.32mg	1.6mg	16%
Copper	0.258mg	0.11mg	16%
Vitamin E	2.2mg		15%
Protein	22.78g	28.21g	11%
Potassium	170mg	522mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.122mg	8%
Vitamin A	90µg	18µg	8%
Calcium	91mg	37mg	5%
Zinc	1.63mg	1.05mg	5%
Selenium	49.5µg	46.8µg	5%
Folate	24µg	10µg	4%
Phosphorus	306mg	285mg	3%
Magnesium	37mg	44mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.519mg	0.485mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.59g	0.403g	1%
Calories	119kcal	132kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.038mg	1%
Manganese	0.049mg	0.019mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin D	4IU		1%
Carbs	1.52g	0g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Fats	1.7g	1.29g	1%
Net carbs	1.52g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.4µg		0%
Trans fat	0.035g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.521g	0.42g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.361g	0.243g	0%
Tryptophan	0.26mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.05mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	1.95mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	2.172mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.665mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.992mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	1.067mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.501mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.135g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.141g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.012g		N/A