Tuna vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tuna and chuck steak

Tuna is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin D; however, chuck steak is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, and iron.
Tuna's daily need coverage for selenium is 147% higher.
Tuna has 16 times more vitamin D than chuck steak. While tuna has 82IU of vitamin D, chuck steak has only 5IU.
Tuna has less cholesterol.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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.

Tuna

Chuck steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+90.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+72.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+293.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more IronIron	+166.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+79.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1828.9%

~equal in Manganese ~0.012mg

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.

Tuna

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+214.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+190%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+103%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+373.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+178.3%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+125.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+28.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~79mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	108.2µg	27.5µg	147%
Vitamin B3	22.07mg	4.663mg	109%
Zinc	0.45mg	8.68mg	75%
Vitamin B6	1.038mg	0.373mg	51%
Saturated fat	0.205g	8.66g	38%
Fats	0.59g	19.64g	29%
Vitamin B12	2.35µg	3.03µg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	0.138g	9.457g	23%
Phosphorus	333mg	193mg	20%
Iron	0.92mg	2.45mg	19%
Cholesterol	47mg	87mg	13%
Vitamin D	2µg	0.1µg	10%
Vitamin D	82IU	5IU	10%
Protein	29.15g	24.98g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.334mg	0.752mg	8%
Calories	130kcal	277kcal	7%
Vitamin B1	0.134mg	0.066mg	6%
Potassium	527mg	325mg	6%
Magnesium	42mg	22mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.191mg	4%
Copper	0.043mg	0.077mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	0.81g	4%
Vitamin A	22µg	7µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.1mg	1%
Sodium	54mg	71mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.6µg	1%
Folate	2µg	6µg	1%
Calcium	4mg	16mg	1%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.012mg	0%
Trans fat	0.02g	1.287g	N/A
Choline	77.6mg	79mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.313mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	1.224mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	2.27mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	2.565mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.827mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.091mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	1.438mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	0.822mg	0.809mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.015g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.105g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.041g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.619g	N/A