Shrimp vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shrimp and tuna salad different?

Shrimp is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, copper, vitamin B6, and zinc; however, tuna salad is richer in vitamin B3 and iron.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for shrimp is 66% higher.
Shrimp contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than tuna salad. While shrimp contains 0.242mg of vitamin B6, tuna salad contains only 0.081mg.
Tuna salad has less cholesterol.

Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, tuna salad 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.

Shrimp

Tuna salad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+94.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+435.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+77.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+191.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+71.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.1%

Contains more IronIron	+212.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.6%

~equal in Potassium ~178mg

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

Tuna salad

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+275%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+99.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+198.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+38.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+191.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+150.2%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.031mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	211mg	13mg	66%
Vitamin B3	2.678mg	6.7mg	25%
Choline	135.4mg		25%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.59g	4.122g	24%
Sodium	947mg	402mg	24%
Vitamin B12	1.66µg	1.2µg	19%
Phosphorus	306mg	178mg	18%
Selenium	49.5µg	41.2µg	15%
Vitamin E	2.2mg		15%
Protein	22.78g	16.04g	13%
Copper	0.258mg	0.145mg	13%
Fats	1.7g	9.26g	12%
Vitamin B6	0.242mg	0.081mg	12%
Zinc	1.63mg	0.56mg	10%
Iron	0.32mg	1mg	9%
Vitamin A	90µg	24µg	7%
Calcium	91mg	17mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.361g	2.887g	6%
Saturated fat	0.521g	1.544g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.519mg	0.26mg	5%
Folate	24µg	8µg	4%
Magnesium	37mg	19mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.07mg	4%
Calories	119kcal	187kcal	3%
Carbs	1.52g	9.41g	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.2mg	2%
Vitamin D	4IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Net carbs	1.52g	9.41g	N/A
Potassium	170mg	178mg	0%
Manganese	0.049mg	0.04mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.031mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg		0%
Trans fat	0.035g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.26mg	0.18mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	0.701mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.05mg	0.739mg	0%
Leucine	1.95mg	1.293mg	0%
Lysine	2.172mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.665mg	0.47mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.992mg	0.626mg	0%
Valine	1.067mg	0.824mg	0%
Histidine	0.501mg	0.467mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.135g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.141g	0.055g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.012g		N/A