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Tuna salad vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tuna salad and tea

  • Tuna salad is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, iron, and vitamin B6, yet tea is higher in manganese.
  • Tuna salad covers your daily selenium needs 75% more than tea.
  • The amount of saturated fat in tea is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, tuna salad and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +888.9%
Contains more IronIron +9900%
Contains more CopperCopper +1218.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +5500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +880%

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%
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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% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20837.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +8000%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Tea DV% diff.
Selenium 41.2µg 0µg 75%
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 0µg 50%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 0.032mg 42%
Protein 16.04g 0.06g 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 0g 27%
Phosphorus 178mg 1mg 25%
Sodium 402mg 4mg 17%
Copper 0.145mg 0.011mg 15%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.392mg 15%
Fats 9.26g 0g 14%
Iron 1mg 0.01mg 12%
Calories 187kcal 1kcal 9%
Saturated fat 1.544g 0g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 0g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.001mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.013mg 5%
Potassium 178mg 18mg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.01mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.003mg 5%
Magnesium 19mg 2mg 4%
Cholesterol 13mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin A 24µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0mg 3%
Carbs 9.41g 0.17g 3%
Caffeine 11mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 0mg 2%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 17mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 9.41g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0.02g N/A
Choline 0.3mg 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 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
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +26633.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5435.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1320%
Contains more WaterWater +57.7%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.