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Skipjack tuna vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between skipjack tuna and horse meat

  • Skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, and phosphorus; however, horse meat is richer in iron, vitamin B12, zinc, copper, and vitamin B1.
  • Skipjack tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 87% higher.
  • Skipjack tuna has 3 times more selenium than horse meat. While skipjack tuna has 46.8µg of selenium, horse meat has only 13.5µg.
  • Skipjack tuna has less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 2.4% 33% 189% 57% 104% 106% 7.2% 2.9% 74%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +76%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +362.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +246.7%
Contains more IronIron +214.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +263.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.8%

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%
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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 25% 28% 91% 0% 76% 395% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +287.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +197.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +44.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.12mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Skipjack tuna Horse meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 18.756mg 4.84mg 87%
Selenium 46.8µg 13.5µg 61%
Vitamin B6 0.981mg 0.33mg 50%
Iron 1.6mg 5.03mg 43%
Vitamin B12 2.19µg 3.16µg 40%
Zinc 1.05mg 3.82mg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 10%
Fats 1.29g 6.05g 7%
Saturated fat 0.42g 1.9g 7%
Copper 0.11mg 0.171mg 7%
Magnesium 44mg 25mg 5%
Phosphorus 285mg 247mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.243g 2.12g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.038mg 0.1mg 5%
Potassium 522mg 379mg 4%
Calcium 37mg 8mg 3%
Cholesterol 60mg 68mg 3%
Folate 10µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.403g 0.85g 3%
Calories 132kcal 175kcal 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 2mg 1%
Protein 28.21g 28.14g 0%
Sodium 47mg 55mg 0%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.022mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.122mg 0.12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.316mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 1.237mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.3mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 2.293mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 2.59mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.835mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.101mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 1.453mg 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.83mg 1.081mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.091g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.237g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.017g 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
28% 6% 64% 2%
Protein: 28.14 g
Fats: 6.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.98 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more OtherOther +349.2%
Contains more FatsFats +369%
~equal in Protein ~28.14g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~63.98g

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
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.85 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +772.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +110.9%

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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. Horse meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175087/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.