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Tuna salad vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tuna salad and mussels

  • Tuna salad has more vitamin B3; however, mussels is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, folate, and phosphorus.
  • Mussels covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 950% more than tuna salad.
  • Tuna salad has 2 times more vitamin B3 than mussels. While tuna salad has 6.7mg of vitamin B3, mussels has only 3mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, tuna salad and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat.

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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 26% 9.9% 24% 252% 50% 73% 122% 48% 887% 489%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +94.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.6%
Contains more IronIron +572%
Contains more ZincZinc +376.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +117.5%
~equal in Copper ~0.149mg
~equal in Sodium ~369mg

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 45% 30% 0% 0% 75% 97% 56% 57% 23% 3000% 0% 57% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +123.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +518.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +279.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +867.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +265.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1900%
Contains more FolateFolate +850%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Mussels DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 24µg 950%
Manganese 0.04mg 6.8mg 294%
Selenium 41.2µg 89.6µg 88%
Iron 1mg 6.72mg 72%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.42mg 27%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 3mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.3mg 22%
Zinc 0.56mg 2.67mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 1.212g 19%
Folate 8µg 76µg 17%
Protein 16.04g 23.8g 16%
Phosphorus 178mg 285mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.95mg 14%
Cholesterol 13mg 56mg 14%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 13.6mg 13%
Vitamin A 24µg 91µg 7%
Fats 9.26g 4.48g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 1.014g 5%
Magnesium 19mg 37mg 4%
Potassium 178mg 268mg 3%
Saturated fat 1.544g 0.85g 3%
Calcium 17mg 33mg 2%
Calories 187kcal 172kcal 1%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.1mg 1%
Sodium 402mg 369mg 1%
Carbs 9.41g 7.39g 1%
Net carbs 9.41g 7.39g N/A
Copper 0.145mg 0.149mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 1.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 1.036mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 1.676mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 1.779mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0.537mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0.853mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 1.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0.457mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g 0.276g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.055g 0.506g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.044g 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
24% 4% 7% 61% 3%
Protein: 23.8 g
Fats: 4.48 g
Carbs: 7.39 g
Water: 61.15 g
Other: 3.18 g
Contains more FatsFats +106.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +48.4%
Contains more OtherOther +49.3%
~equal in Water ~61.15g

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
28% 33% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.212 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +184.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +240.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.9%

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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. Mussels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174217/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.