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Tuna Bluefin vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tuna Bluefin and salmon?

  • Tuna Bluefin is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, and phosphorus; however, salmon is richer in vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, potassium, and folate.
  • Tuna Bluefin's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 326% more.
  • Salmon contains 57 times less vitamin A than tuna Bluefin. Tuna Bluefin contains 2520 IU of vitamin A, while salmon contains 44 IU.
  • Tuna Bluefin has less cholesterol.

We used Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, wild, 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 46% 3% 29% 49% 37% 21% 140% 6.5% 2.6% 255%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 4.5% 55% 39% 107% 22% 110% 7.3% 2.7% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +73%
Contains more IronIron +27.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +191.8%
~equal in Zinc ~0.82mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.021mg
~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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% 252% 0% 0% 70% 71% 198% 82% 121% 1360% 0% 1.5% 0%
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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% 4.3% 0% 0% 69% 112% 189% 115% 218% 381% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5723.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +256.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +59.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1350%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.275mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~10.077mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna Bluefin Salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 10.88µg 3.05µg 326%
Vitamin A 757µg 13µg 83%
Vitamin B6 0.525mg 0.944mg 32%
Copper 0.11mg 0.321mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.306mg 0.487mg 14%
Vitamin B5 1.37mg 1.92mg 11%
Phosphorus 326mg 256mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.844g 3.256g 9%
Protein 29.91g 25.44g 9%
Potassium 323mg 628mg 9%
Folate 2µg 29µg 7%
Cholesterol 49mg 71mg 7%
Magnesium 64mg 37mg 6%
Iron 1.31mg 1.03mg 4%
Fats 6.28g 8.13g 3%
Vitamin B3 10.54mg 10.077mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 2.053g 2.697g 2%
Saturated fat 1.612g 1.257g 2%
Calcium 10mg 15mg 1%
Calories 184kcal 182kcal 0%
Zinc 0.77mg 0.82mg 0%
Sodium 50mg 56mg 0%
Selenium 46.8µg 46.8µg 0%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.021mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.278mg 0.275mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.335mg 0.285mg 0%
Threonine 1.311mg 1.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.378mg 1.172mg 0%
Leucine 2.431mg 2.067mg 0%
Lysine 2.747mg 2.336mg 0%
Methionine 0.885mg 0.753mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.168mg 0.993mg 0%
Valine 1.541mg 1.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.88mg 0.749mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.363g 0.411g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.141g 1.429g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.16g 0.368g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 6% 59% 5%
Protein: 29.91 g
Fats: 6.28 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.09 g
Other: 4.72 g
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25% 8% 60% 7%
Protein: 25.44 g
Fats: 8.13 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.62 g
Other: 6.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.6%
Contains more FatsFats +29.5%
Contains more OtherOther +44.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~59.62g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 37% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.612 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.844 g
Salmon
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17% 37% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.257 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.697 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.256 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +76.6%

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. Tuna Bluefin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173707/nutrients
  2. Salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171998/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.