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Tuna salad vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tuna salad and smoothie

  • Tuna salad is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and iron, yet smoothie is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Tuna salad covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 40% more than smoothie.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, tuna salad and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana.

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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 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +641.7%
Contains more IronIron +566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +141.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.8%

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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +721.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1013.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.082mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Smoothie DV% diff.
Selenium 41.2µg 75%
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 0.24µg 40%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 0.816mg 37%
Protein 16.04g 1.22g 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 27%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 24.5mg 25%
Phosphorus 178mg 25%
Sodium 402mg 29mg 16%
Copper 0.145mg 16%
Fats 9.26g 0g 14%
Iron 1mg 0.15mg 11%
Calories 187kcal 37kcal 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 7%
Saturated fat 1.544g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 5%
Potassium 178mg 24mg 5%
Magnesium 19mg 5%
Cholesterol 13mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin A 24µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Calcium 17mg 41mg 2%
Folate 8µg 2%
Carbs 9.41g 8.16g 0%
Net carbs 9.41g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 7.35g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.082mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 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
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1214.8%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.3%
Contains more OtherOther +526.5%
Contains more WaterWater +42.9%

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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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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