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Skipjack tuna vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between skipjack tuna and table salt?

  • Skipjack tuna is richer than table salt in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, iron, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1683% more.
  • The amount of cholesterol in table salt is lower.

We used Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Salt, table 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.
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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6425%
Contains more IronIron +384.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +266.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +950%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +46700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +426.3%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Skipjack tuna Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 47mg 38758mg 1683%
Vitamin B3 18.756mg 0mg 117%
Vitamin B12 2.19µg 0µg 91%
Selenium 46.8µg 0.1µg 85%
Vitamin B6 0.981mg 0mg 75%
Protein 28.21g 0g 56%
Phosphorus 285mg 0mg 41%
Cholesterol 60mg 0mg 20%
Iron 1.6mg 0.33mg 16%
Potassium 522mg 8mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 0mg 10%
Magnesium 44mg 1mg 10%
Copper 0.11mg 0.03mg 9%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.1mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.122mg 0mg 9%
Calories 132kcal 0kcal 7%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.1mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.038mg 0mg 3%
Folate 10µg 0µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.403g 0g 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Fats 1.29g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.42g 0g 2%
Calcium 37mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.243g 0g 1%
Tryptophan 0.316mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 1.237mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.3mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 2.293mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 2.59mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.835mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.101mg 0mg 0%
Valine 1.453mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.83mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.091g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.237g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.017g 0g 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +31040%
Contains more OtherOther +1114.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.