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Tuna salad vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tuna salad and brown sugar

  • Tuna salad has more selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B2; however, brown sugar has more calcium.
  • Tuna salad's daily need coverage for selenium is 73% more.
  • Brown sugar is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, tuna salad and Sugars, brown.

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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 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.8%
Contains more IronIron +40.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +208.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1766.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +388.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60%

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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5990.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +97%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +97.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Brown sugar DV% diff.
Selenium 41.2µg 1.2µg 73%
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 0µg 50%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 0.11mg 41%
Protein 16.04g 0.12g 32%
Carbs 9.41g 98.09g 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 0g 27%
Phosphorus 178mg 4mg 25%
Sodium 402mg 28mg 16%
Fats 9.26g 0g 14%
Copper 0.145mg 0.047mg 11%
Calories 187kcal 380kcal 10%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 0g 7%
Calcium 17mg 83mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.544g 0g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.03mg 5%
Iron 1mg 0.71mg 4%
Cholesterol 13mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin A 24µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.132mg 3%
Folate 8µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 19mg 9mg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.064mg 1%
Potassium 178mg 133mg 1%
Net carbs 9.41g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.055g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13266.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +4613.4%
Contains more OtherOther +373.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +942.4%

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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. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/nutrients
  2. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.