Tuna salad vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between tuna salad and pollock

Tuna salad is higher in vitamin B3, fats, and copper, yet pollock is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, protein, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
Pollock covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 103% more than tuna salad.
Tuna salad contains 8 times more fats than pollock. While tuna salad contains 9.26g of fats, pollock contains only 1.18g.
The amount of cholesterol in tuna salad is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, tuna salad and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Tuna salad

Pollock

Contains more IronIron	+78.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+141.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+122.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+326.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+323.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+141.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50%

~equal in Zinc ~0.57mg

~equal in Sodium ~419mg

~equal in Selenium ~44.1µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Tuna salad

Pollock

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+69.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+74.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+218.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+306.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+205%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.2µg	3.66µg	103%
Cholesterol	13mg	86mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.122g	0.583g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.329mg	19%
Vitamin B3	6.7mg	3.949mg	17%
Choline		91.6mg	17%
Protein	16.04g	23.48g	15%
Magnesium	19mg	81mg	15%
Phosphorus	178mg	267mg	13%
Fats	9.26g	1.18g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.223mg	12%
Copper	0.145mg	0.06mg	9%
Vitamin D		1.3µg	7%
Potassium	178mg	430mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.887g	0.134g	7%
Vitamin D*		51 IU	6%
Calcium	17mg	72mg	6%
Iron	1mg	0.56mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.544g	0.159g	6%
Selenium	41.2µg	44.1µg	5%
Calories	187kcal	111kcal	4%
Carbs	9.41g	0g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.26mg	0.432mg	3%
Vitamin C	2.2mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.28mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.054mg	2%
Sodium	402mg	419mg	1%
Vitamin A	24µg	17µg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.018mg	1%
Folate	8µg	3µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.6g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	117kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	90g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.5	4.5	N/A
Net carbs	9.41g	0g	N/A
Zinc	0.56mg	0.57mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.18mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.701mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.739mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	1.293mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	1.457mg	2.157mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.696mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.626mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	0.824mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.467mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.014g	0.086g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.055g	0.423g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.027g	N/A