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Soybean meal vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soybean meal and skipjack tuna different?

  • Soybean meal is higher in copper, manganese, iron, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium; however, skipjack tuna is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for soybean meal is 210% higher.
  • Soybean meal contains 200 times more manganese than skipjack tuna. While soybean meal contains 3.8mg of manganese, skipjack tuna contains only 0.019mg.
  • Skipjack tuna has a lower glycemic index (0) than soybean meal (68).

Soy meal, defatted, raw and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +595.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +559.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +377%
Contains more IronIron +756.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1718.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +381.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +146%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1318.2%

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% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 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 3.3% 6% 0% 0% 9.5% 28% 352% 29% 226% 274% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1718.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +307.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2930%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +625%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soybean meal Skipjack tuna DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.11mg 210%
Manganese 3.8mg 0.019mg 164%
Iron 13.7mg 1.6mg 151%
Vitamin B3 2.587mg 18.756mg 101%
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.19µg 91%
Selenium 3.3µg 46.8µg 79%
Folate 303µg 10µg 73%
Magnesium 306mg 44mg 62%
Phosphorus 701mg 285mg 59%
Potassium 2490mg 522mg 58%
Vitamin B1 0.691mg 0.038mg 54%
Protein 49.2g 28.21g 42%
Zinc 5.06mg 1.05mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.569mg 0.981mg 32%
Vitamin B5 1.976mg 0.485mg 30%
Calcium 244mg 37mg 21%
Cholesterol 0mg 60mg 20%
Carbs 35.89g 0g 12%
Calories 337kcal 132kcal 10%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.122mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.045g 0.403g 4%
Vitamin A 2µg 18µg 2%
Sodium 3mg 47mg 2%
Fats 2.39g 1.29g 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.268g 0.42g 1%
Net carbs 35.89g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.409g 0.243g 0%
Tryptophan 0.653mg 0.316mg 0%
Threonine 1.952mg 1.237mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.18mg 1.3mg 0%
Leucine 3.66mg 2.293mg 0%
Lysine 2.991mg 2.59mg 0%
Methionine 0.606mg 0.835mg 0%
Phenylalanine 2.346mg 1.101mg 0%
Valine 2.243mg 1.453mg 0%
Histidine 1.212mg 0.83mg 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
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
28% 62% 8%
Protein: 28.21 g
Fats: 1.29 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.28 g
Other: 8.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.4%
Contains more FatsFats +85.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +797.4%
Contains more OtherOther +47.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
39% 23% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.42 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.243 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.403 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +159.3%

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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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/nutrients
  2. Skipjack tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172005/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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