Skipjack tuna vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Differences between skipjack tuna and shrimp

Skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, iron, potassium, and vitamin B2; however, shrimp is richer in copper and calcium.
Skipjack tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 100% higher.
Skipjack tuna has 5 times more vitamin B2 than shrimp. While skipjack tuna has 0.122mg of vitamin B2, shrimp has only 0.024mg.
Skipjack tuna has less cholesterol.
Skipjack tuna has a lower glycemic index (0) than shrimp (50).

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen).

Infographic

Infographic link

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

Shrimp

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+207.1%
Contains more IronIron	+400%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+145.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+134.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+157.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~306mg

~equal in Selenium ~49.5µg

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

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+408.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+600.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+305.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+31.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+140%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.519mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	18.756mg	2.678mg	100%
Vitamin B6	0.981mg	0.242mg	57%
Cholesterol	60mg	211mg	50%
Sodium	47mg	947mg	39%
Choline		135.4mg	25%
Vitamin B12	2.19µg	1.66µg	22%
Iron	1.6mg	0.32mg	16%
Copper	0.11mg	0.258mg	16%
Vitamin E		2.2mg	15%
Protein	28.21g	22.78g	11%
Potassium	522mg	170mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.122mg	0.024mg	8%
Vitamin A	18µg	90µg	8%
Calcium	37mg	91mg	5%
Zinc	1.05mg	1.63mg	5%
Selenium	46.8µg	49.5µg	5%
Folate	10µg	24µg	4%
Phosphorus	285mg	306mg	3%
Magnesium	44mg	37mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.519mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.403g	0.59g	1%
Calories	132kcal	119kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.038mg	0.032mg	1%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.049mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin D		4IU	1%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Fats	1.29g	1.7g	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.42g	0.521g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.243g	0.361g	0%
Tryptophan	0.316mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	1.237mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.3mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	2.293mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	2.59mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.835mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.101mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.453mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.83mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.091g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.237g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.017g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.012g	N/A