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Tuna salad vs. Sunflower oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tuna salad and sunflower oil

  • Sunflower oil has less selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2 than tuna salad.
  • Tuna salad covers your daily need for selenium, 75% more than sunflower oil.
  • Sunflower oil has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, tuna salad and Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated).

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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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 0% 0% 822% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
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 D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Sunflower oil DV% diff.
Vitamin E 41.08mg 274%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 36.4g 215%
Fats 9.26g 100g 140%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 46.2g 108%
Selenium 41.2µg 0µg 75%
Saturated fat 1.544g 13g 52%
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 0µg 50%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 0mg 42%
Calories 187kcal 884kcal 35%
Protein 16.04g 0g 32%
Phosphorus 178mg 0mg 25%
Sodium 402mg 0mg 17%
Copper 0.145mg 0mg 16%
Iron 1mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.4µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0mg 5%
Potassium 178mg 0mg 5%
Magnesium 19mg 0mg 5%
Cholesterol 13mg 0mg 4%
Carbs 9.41g 0g 3%
Vitamin A 24µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0mg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 17mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 9.41g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +979.9%

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
14% 48% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 36.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1500.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +783.1%

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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. Sunflower oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172328/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.