Tuna salad vs. Barbecue chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tuna salad and barbecue chicken different?

Tuna salad is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, copper, and vitamin B3; however, barbecue chicken is richer in vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for barbecue chicken is 38% higher.
Tuna salad contains 3 times more vitamin B12 than barbecue chicken. While tuna salad contains 1.2µg of vitamin B12, barbecue chicken contains only 0.47µg.
Tuna salad has less saturated fat.

Fish, tuna salad and Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin 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.

Tuna salad

Barbecue chicken

Contains more CopperCopper	+88.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+87.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+10.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+43.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+217.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.7%

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

~equal in Iron ~0.95mg

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.

Tuna salad

Barbecue chicken

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+71.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+155.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+224.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+135.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	13mg	127mg	38%
Selenium	41.2µg	22µg	35%
Vitamin B12	1.2µg	0.47µg	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.122g	2.038g	14%
Protein	16.04g	22.51g	13%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.227mg	12%
Saturated fat	1.544g	3.927g	11%
Choline		62.9mg	11%
Zinc	0.56mg	1.78mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	2.887g	6.446g	9%
Fats	9.26g	15.08g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.191mg	8%
Copper	0.145mg	0.077mg	8%
Phosphorus	178mg	218mg	6%
Vitamin B3	6.7mg	5.732mg	6%
Carbs	9.41g	0.12g	3%
Sodium	402mg	335mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.46mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.26mg	0.152mg	2%
Calories	187kcal	226kcal	2%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.055mg	2%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.005mg	2%
Potassium	178mg	255mg	2%
Vitamin C	2.2mg	0mg	2%
Iron	1mg	0.95mg	1%
Net carbs	9.41g	0.12g	N/A
Magnesium	19mg	21mg	0%
Calcium	17mg	16mg	0%
Sugar		0.12g	N/A
Vitamin A	24µg	20µg	0%
Folate	8µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat		0.078g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.18mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	0.701mg	0.657mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.739mg	0.853mg	0%
Leucine	1.293mg	1.549mg	0%
Lysine	1.457mg	1.75mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.565mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.626mg	0.69mg	0%
Valine	0.824mg	0.935mg	0%
Histidine	0.467mg	0.592mg	0%
Fructose		0.04g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.014g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.055g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.011g	N/A