Skipjack tuna vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between skipjack tuna and cream cheese?

Skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, and iron, yet cream cheese is higher in vitamin A.
Skipjack tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 117% more.
Skipjack tuna has 18 times more vitamin B6 than cream cheese. While skipjack tuna has 0.981mg of vitamin B6, cream cheese has only 0.056mg.
The amount of cholesterol in skipjack tuna is lower.

We used Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Cheese, cream 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.

Skipjack tuna

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+388.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+295.5%
Contains more IronIron	+1354.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+511.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+110%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+166.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+72.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+444.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+162.2%

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.

Skipjack tuna

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20511%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1651.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+895.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1611.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+88.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.517mg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	18.756mg	0.091mg	117%
Saturated fat	0.42g	20.213g	90%
Vitamin B12	2.19µg	0.22µg	82%
Vitamin B6	0.981mg	0.056mg	71%
Selenium	46.8µg	8.6µg	69%
Fats	1.29g	34.44g	51%
Protein	28.21g	6.15g	44%
Vitamin A	18µg	308µg	32%
Phosphorus	285mg	107mg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	0.243g	8.907g	22%
Iron	1.6mg	0.11mg	19%
Cholesterol	60mg	101mg	14%
Sodium	47mg	314mg	12%
Calories	132kcal	350kcal	11%
Potassium	522mg	132mg	11%
Copper	0.11mg	0.018mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.122mg	0.23mg	8%
Magnesium	44mg	9mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.403g	1.483g	7%
Vitamin E		0.86mg	6%
Calcium	37mg	97mg	6%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.5mg	5%
Choline		27.2mg	5%
Carbs	0g	5.52g	2%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.038mg	0.023mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.517mg	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	5.52g	N/A
Sugar		3.76g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.011mg	0%
Folate	10µg	9µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.316mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	1.237mg	0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.3mg	0.324mg	0%
Leucine	2.293mg	0.657mg	0%
Lysine	2.59mg	0.567mg	0%
Methionine	0.835mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.101mg	0.291mg	0%
Valine	1.453mg	0.395mg	0%
Histidine	0.83mg	0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.091g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.237g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.017g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.036g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.807g	N/A