Skipjack tuna vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are skipjack tuna and lobster different?

Skipjack tuna is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and iron, while lobster is higher in copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5.
Lobster covers your daily need for copper, 160% more than skipjack tuna.
Skipjack tuna contains 10 times more vitamin B3 than lobster. Skipjack tuna contains 18.756mg of vitamin B3, while lobster contains 1.83mg.
Skipjack tuna is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat types were 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.

Skipjack tuna

Lobster

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+127%
Contains more IronIron	+451.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+159.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1309.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+285.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+242.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

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

Lobster

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+617.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+924.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+724.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+53.1%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+243.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.11mg	1.55mg	160%
Vitamin B3	18.756mg	1.83mg	106%
Vitamin B6	0.981mg	0.119mg	66%
Selenium	46.8µg	73.1µg	48%
Vitamin B12	2.19µg	1.43µg	32%
Cholesterol	60mg	146mg	29%
Zinc	1.05mg	4.05mg	27%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	1.667mg	24%
Sodium	47mg	486mg	19%
Protein	28.21g	19g	18%
Iron	1.6mg	0.29mg	16%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Phosphorus	285mg	185mg	14%
Potassium	522mg	230mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.122mg	0.017mg	8%
Vitamin E		1mg	7%
Calcium	37mg	96mg	6%
Calories	132kcal	89kcal	2%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.065mg	2%
Vitamin A	18µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.038mg	0.023mg	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Fats	1.29g	0.86g	1%
Saturated fat	0.42g	0.208g	1%
Vitamin D		1IU	0%
Magnesium	44mg	43mg	0%
Folate	10µg	11µg	0%
Trans fat		0.013g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.243g	0.253g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.403g	0.34g	0%
Tryptophan	0.316mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	1.237mg	0.753mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.3mg	0.832mg	0%
Leucine	2.293mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	2.59mg	1.426mg	0%
Methionine	0.835mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.101mg	0.782mg	0%
Valine	1.453mg	0.852mg	0%
Histidine	0.83mg	0.475mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.091g	0.117g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.237g	0.078g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.017g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A