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Skipjack tuna vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between skipjack tuna and butter

  • Skipjack tuna has more vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, iron, and potassium; however, butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 250% more than skipjack tuna.
  • Butter contains 447 times less vitamin B3 than skipjack tuna. Skipjack tuna contains 18.756mg of vitamin B3, while butter contains 0.042mg.
  • Skipjack tuna has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Butter, without salt.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 11% 46% 60% 37% 29% 122% 6.1% 2.5% 255%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2075%
Contains more IronIron +7900%
Contains more CopperCopper +587.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1066.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1087.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +375%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4580%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.6%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.3% 6% 0% 0% 9.5% 28% 352% 29% 226% 274% 0% 7.5% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +660%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +258.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +44557.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +340.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1188.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Skipjack tuna Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.42g 50.489g 228%
Fats 1.29g 81.11g 123%
Vitamin B3 18.756mg 0.042mg 117%
Vitamin B12 2.19µg 0.17µg 84%
Selenium 46.8µg 1µg 83%
Vitamin B6 0.981mg 0.003mg 75%
Vitamin A 18µg 684µg 74%
Monounsaturated fat 0.243g 23.43g 58%
Protein 28.21g 0.85g 55%
Cholesterol 60mg 215mg 52%
Phosphorus 285mg 24mg 37%
Calories 132kcal 717kcal 29%
Iron 1.6mg 0.02mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.403g 3.01g 17%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Potassium 522mg 24mg 15%
Copper 0.11mg 0.016mg 10%
Magnesium 44mg 2mg 10%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.09mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 0.11mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.122mg 0.034mg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.038mg 0.005mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Sodium 47mg 11mg 2%
Folate 10µg 3µg 2%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.004mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 0g 0.06g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.316mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 1.237mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.3mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 2.293mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 2.59mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.835mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.101mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 1.453mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.83mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.091g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.237g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.017g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 62% 8%
Protein: 28.21 g
Fats: 1.29 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.28 g
Other: 8.22 g
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3218.8%
Contains more WaterWater +247.2%
Contains more OtherOther +20450%
Contains more FatsFats +6187.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 23% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.42 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.243 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.403 g
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9542%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +646.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Skipjack tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172005/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.