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Tuna salad vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tuna salad and sugar

  • Sugar has less selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5 than tuna salad.
  • Tuna salad covers your daily need for selenium, 74% more than sugar.
  • Sugar has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, tuna salad and Sugars, granulated.

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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%
Sugar
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8800%
Contains more IronIron +1900%
Contains more CopperCopper +1971.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +5500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6766.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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%
Sugar
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Sugar DV% diff.
Selenium 41.2µg 0.6µg 74%
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 0µg 50%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 0mg 42%
Protein 16.04g 0g 32%
Carbs 9.41g 99.98g 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 0g 27%
Phosphorus 178mg 0mg 25%
Sodium 402mg 1mg 17%
Copper 0.145mg 0.007mg 15%
Fats 9.26g 0g 14%
Iron 1mg 0.05mg 12%
Calories 187kcal 387kcal 10%
Saturated fat 1.544g 0g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 0g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.01mg 5%
Magnesium 19mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0mg 5%
Potassium 178mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.019mg 4%
Cholesterol 13mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 24µg 0µg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.004mg 2%
Calcium 17mg 1mg 2%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 9.41g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 99.8g N/A
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 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
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +315700%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +962.5%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.