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Tuna salad vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tuna salad and butter

  • Tuna salad has more selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, and iron; however, butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 245% more than tuna salad.
  • Tuna salad has 160 times more vitamin B3 than butter. While tuna salad has 6.7mg of vitamin B3, butter has only 0.042mg.
  • Butter has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, tuna salad and Butter, without salt.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +641.7%
Contains more IronIron +4900%
Contains more CopperCopper +806.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +522.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +641.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4020%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%

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%
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +520%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15852.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +605.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2750%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.544g 50.489g 222%
Fats 9.26g 81.11g 111%
Vitamin A 24µg 684µg 73%
Selenium 41.2µg 1µg 73%
Cholesterol 13mg 215mg 67%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 23.43g 51%
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 0.17µg 43%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 0.042mg 42%
Protein 16.04g 0.85g 30%
Calories 187kcal 717kcal 27%
Phosphorus 178mg 24mg 22%
Sodium 402mg 11mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Copper 0.145mg 0.016mg 14%
Iron 1mg 0.02mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 3.01g 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.003mg 6%
Potassium 178mg 24mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.09mg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 2mg 4%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.034mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.11mg 3%
Carbs 9.41g 0.06g 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.004mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Folate 8µg 3µg 1%
Calcium 17mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 9.41g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.055g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 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
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1787.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15583.3%
Contains more WaterWater +252.1%
Contains more OtherOther +5225%
Contains more FatsFats +775.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 34% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.544 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.122 g
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +711.6%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.