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Tuna salad vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tuna salad and cereal?

  • Tuna salad is richer in selenium, while cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 521% higher.
  • Cereal has 7 times less selenium than tuna salad. Tuna salad has 41.2µg of selenium, while cereal has 6.3µg.

We used Fish, tuna salad and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) types in this comparison.

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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%
Cereal
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +70%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +131.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +554%
Contains more IronIron +3306%
Contains more ZincZinc +1257.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1875%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg
~equal in Copper ~0.137mg

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%
Cereal
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3291.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20183.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +5428.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +342.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7290.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 6.288mg 521%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 5.986mg 454%
Iron 1mg 34.06mg 413%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 3.87mg 292%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 29.62mg 143%
Vitamin A 24µg 814µg 88%
Zinc 0.56mg 7.6mg 64%
Selenium 41.2µg 6.3µg 63%
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 50%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 38.5mg 40%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.79mg 33%
Carbs 9.41g 86.85g 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 0.354g 25%
Protein 16.04g 6.06g 20%
Sodium 402mg 795mg 17%
Phosphorus 178mg 77mg 14%
Fats 9.26g 1.08g 13%
Calories 187kcal 378kcal 10%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 0.204g 7%
Saturated fat 1.544g 0.26g 6%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Cholesterol 13mg 4%
Potassium 178mg 105mg 2%
Folate 8µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Copper 0.145mg 0.137mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.226mg 1%
Net carbs 9.41g 85.45g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 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
Cereal
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +164.7%
Contains more FatsFats +757.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1570.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +823%
~equal in Other ~2.23g

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
Cereal
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1315.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1064.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.2%

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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

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.