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Tuna salad vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tuna salad and smelt different?

  • Tuna salad is richer in vitamin B3, while smelt is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Smelt covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 115% more than tuna salad.
  • Tuna salad contains 5 times more sodium than smelt. Tuna salad contains 402mg of sodium, while smelt contains 77mg.

Fish, tuna salad and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat types were 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 23% 33% 43% 59% 58% 126% 10% 117% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +352.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109%
Contains more IronIron +15%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +278.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2150%
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%
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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 0% 5.7% 0% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +279.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +108.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +109.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +230.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Smelt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 3.97µg 115%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.9mg 37%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 1.766mg 31%
Cholesterol 13mg 90mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 1.135g 20%
Phosphorus 178mg 295mg 17%
Zinc 0.56mg 2.12mg 14%
Sodium 402mg 77mg 14%
Protein 16.04g 22.6g 13%
Selenium 41.2µg 46.8µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.74mg 10%
Fats 9.26g 3.1g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.17mg 7%
Calcium 17mg 77mg 6%
Potassium 178mg 372mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.146mg 6%
Magnesium 19mg 38mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 0.822g 5%
Copper 0.145mg 0.178mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.544g 0.579g 4%
Calories 187kcal 124kcal 3%
Carbs 9.41g 0g 3%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Iron 1mg 1.15mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin A 24µg 17µg 1%
Folate 8µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 9.41g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0.991mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 1.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 1.837mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 2.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0.669mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0.882mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 1.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0.665mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.055g 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.023g 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
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23% 3% 73%
Protein: 22.6 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.79 g
Other: 1.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +198.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +41.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +40.9%
Contains more WaterWater +15.2%

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
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23% 32% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.135 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +251.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +263.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.5%

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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. Smelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175147/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.