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Sockeye salmon vs. Tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sockeye salmon and tuna?

  • Sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and choline, yet tuna is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Tuna's daily need coverage for selenium is 132% more.
  • Sockeye salmon has 8 times more vitamin D than tuna. While sockeye salmon has 670IU of vitamin D, tuna has only 82IU.

We used Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat 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 26% 3.3% 38% 20% 25% 15% 131% 12% 1.7% 194%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 1.2% 47% 35% 14% 12% 143% 7% 1.7% 590%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.9%
Contains more IronIron +76.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +204.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~333mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.013mg

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 0% 19% 20% 251% 39% 57% 190% 76% 191% 559% 0.25% 5.3% 61%
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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% 7.3% 5.8% 30% 34% 32% 414% 20% 240% 294% 0.25% 1.5% 42%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +241.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +735%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +79.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +281.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +90.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more CholineCholine +45.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sockeye salmon Tuna DV% diff.
Selenium 35.5µg 108.2µg 132%
Vitamin B12 4.47µg 2.35µg 88%
Vitamin B3 10.123mg 22.07mg 75%
Vitamin D 16.7µg 2µg 74%
Vitamin D 670IU 82IU 74%
Vitamin B5 1.274mg 0.334mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.827mg 1.038mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.246mg 0.137mg 8%
Fats 5.57g 0.59g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.327g 0.175g 8%
Choline 112.6mg 77.6mg 6%
Protein 26.48g 29.15g 5%
Vitamin E 0.99mg 0.29mg 5%
Iron 0.52mg 0.92mg 5%
Cholesterol 61mg 47mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.864g 0.138g 4%
Copper 0.076mg 0.043mg 4%
Phosphorus 305mg 333mg 4%
Vitamin A 58µg 22µg 4%
Potassium 436mg 527mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.969g 0.205g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.157mg 0.134mg 2%
Sodium 92mg 54mg 2%
Folate 7µg 2µg 1%
Calories 156kcal 130kcal 1%
Zinc 0.55mg 0.45mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 4mg 1%
Magnesium 36mg 42mg 1%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.023g 0.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.335mg 0.313mg 0%
Threonine 1.247mg 1.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.274mg 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 2.185mg 2.27mg 0%
Lysine 2.574mg 2.565mg 0%
Methionine 0.858mg 0.827mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 1.091mg 0%
Valine 1.461mg 1.438mg 0%
Histidine 0.711mg 0.822mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.299g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.56g 0.105g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.093g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 6% 67%
Protein: 26.48 g
Fats: 5.57 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.33 g
Other: 0.62 g
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29% 69%
Protein: 29.15 g
Fats: 0.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.98 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more FatsFats +844.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.1%
Contains more OtherOther +106.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~68.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 45% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.969 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.864 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.327 g
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40% 27% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.138 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1250.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +658.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.8%

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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. Sockeye salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173692/nutrients
  2. Tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172006/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.