Tuna salad vs. Cheese sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tuna salad and cheese sandwich

Tuna salad has more vitamin B12, selenium, and vitamin B3, while cheese sandwich has more manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, iron, and calcium.
Cheese sandwich's daily need coverage for manganese is 45% higher.
Cheese sandwich contains 10 times less vitamin B12 than tuna salad. Tuna salad contains 1.2µg of vitamin B12, while cheese sandwich contains 0.12µg.
The amount of sodium in tuna salad is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, tuna salad and Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling.

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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

Cheese sandwich

Contains less SodiumSodium	-52.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+69.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+184.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71.9%
Contains more IronIron	+162%
Contains more CopperCopper	+10.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+114.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2607.5%

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

Cheese sandwich

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+46.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+110.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+900%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1054.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+510%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+139.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+222.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+700%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

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~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.2µg	0.12µg	45%
Manganese	0.04mg	1.083mg	45%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.122g	9.166g	34%
Selenium	41.2µg	24.3µg	31%
Phosphorus	178mg	382mg	29%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.427mg	27%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.358mg	27%
Fats	9.26g	25g	24%
Vitamin B3	6.7mg	3.185mg	22%
Iron	1mg	2.62mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	2.887g	10.351g	19%
Calcium	17mg	204mg	19%
Sodium	402mg	839mg	19%
Calories	187kcal	497kcal	16%
Carbs	9.41g	58.2g	16%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.261mg	14%
Folate	8µg	64µg	14%
Protein	16.04g	9.8g	12%
Fiber	0g	3.1g	12%
Saturated fat	1.544g	4.129g	12%
Magnesium	19mg	54mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.26mg	0.622mg	7%
Potassium	178mg	306mg	4%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.87mg	3%
Copper	0.145mg	0.16mg	2%
Cholesterol	13mg	7mg	2%
Vitamin C	2.2mg	1.5mg	1%
Net carbs	9.41g	55.1g	N/A
Vitamin A	24µg	21µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.18mg	0.13mg	0%
Threonine	0.701mg	0.298mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.739mg	0.383mg	0%
Leucine	1.293mg	0.698mg	0%
Lysine	1.457mg	0.344mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.167mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.626mg	0.472mg	0%
Valine	0.824mg	0.438mg	0%
Histidine	0.467mg	0.219mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.014g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.055g	0g	N/A