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Tuna salad vs. Butterfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tuna salad and butterfish different?

  • Butterfish has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and potassium than tuna salad.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for butterfish is 26% higher.
  • Tuna salad contains 4 times more sodium than butterfish. While tuna salad contains 402mg of sodium, butterfish contains only 114mg.

Fish, tuna salad and Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat 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.
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 23% 8.4% 42% 24% 23% 27% 132% 15% 2.5% 255%
Contains more IronIron +56.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +110.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +64.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +73%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13.6%

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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6%
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 0% 11% 0% 0% 37% 44% 108% 52% 80% 229% 0% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +371%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +174.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +232.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +327.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +52.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +112.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Butterfish DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 27%
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 1.83µg 26%
Cholesterol 13mg 83mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.346mg 20%
Phosphorus 178mg 308mg 19%
Sodium 402mg 114mg 13%
Protein 16.04g 22.15g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.865mg 12%
Selenium 41.2µg 46.8µg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.146mg 10%
Potassium 178mg 481mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.192mg 9%
Copper 0.145mg 0.069mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.544g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 7%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 5.769mg 6%
Iron 1mg 0.64mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.99mg 4%
Carbs 9.41g 0g 3%
Magnesium 19mg 32mg 3%
Fats 9.26g 10.28g 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Folate 8µg 17µg 2%
Calcium 17mg 28mg 1%
Vitamin A 24µg 33µg 1%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.019mg 1%
Calories 187kcal 187kcal 0%
Net carbs 9.41g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0.971mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 1.021mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 1.801mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 2.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0.656mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0.865mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 1.141mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0.652mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.055g 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
22% 10% 67%
Protein: 22.15 g
Fats: 10.28 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.83 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +187.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.1%
Contains more FatsFats +11%
~equal in Water ~66.83g

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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. Butterfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174231/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.