Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Tuna vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the differences between tuna and crayfish?

  • Tuna is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin D, and phosphorus, yet crayfish is higher in copper, manganese, zinc, and folate.
  • Tuna's daily need coverage for selenium is 130% more.
  • The amount of cholesterol in tuna is lower.

We used Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat types in this article.

Infographic

Tuna vs Crayfish infographic
Infographic link

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
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 1.2% 47% 35% 14% 12% 143% 7% 1.7% 590%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 18% 26% 31% 228% 48% 116% 12% 68% 200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +194.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more CopperCopper +1493%
Contains more ZincZinc +291.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3915.4%
~equal in Iron ~0.83mg

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
6
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% 7.3% 5.8% 30% 34% 32% 414% 20% 240% 294% 0.25% 1.5% 42%
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 3% 5% 30% 0% 13% 20% 43% 35% 18% 269% 0.25% 33% 44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +168%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +868%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1265.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +417.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +73.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2100%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.15µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg
~equal in Choline ~80.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna Crayfish DV% diff.
Selenium 108.2µg 36.7µg 130%
Vitamin B3 22.07mg 2.28mg 124%
Vitamin B6 1.038mg 0.076mg 74%
Copper 0.043mg 0.685mg 71%
Cholesterol 47mg 133mg 29%
Protein 29.15g 16.77g 25%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.522mg 22%
Zinc 0.45mg 1.76mg 12%
Folate 2µg 44µg 11%
Vitamin D 82IU 0IU 10%
Vitamin D 2µg 0µg 10%
Phosphorus 333mg 270mg 9%
Vitamin B12 2.35µg 2.15µg 8%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 1.5mg 8%
Potassium 527mg 296mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.134mg 0.05mg 7%
Calcium 4mg 60mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.58mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.085mg 4%
Calories 130kcal 82kcal 2%
Sodium 54mg 94mg 2%
Magnesium 42mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 15µg 1%
Iron 0.92mg 0.83mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Fats 0.59g 1.2g 1%
Choline 77.6mg 80.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.367g 1%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.02g N/A
Saturated fat 0.205g 0.181g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.138g 0.244g 0%
Tryptophan 0.313mg 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 1.224mg 0.676mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 0.811mg 0%
Leucine 2.27mg 1.329mg 0%
Lysine 2.565mg 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.827mg 0.472mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.091mg 0.706mg 0%
Valine 1.438mg 0.786mg 0%
Histidine 0.822mg 0.341mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.015g 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.105g 0.047g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tuna
1
29% 69%
Protein: 29.15 g
Fats: 0.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.98 g
Other: 1.28 g
17% 79% 3%
Protein: 16.77 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.37 g
Other: 2.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.8%
Contains more FatsFats +103.4%
Contains more WaterWater +15.1%
Contains more OtherOther +107.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tuna
0
40% 27% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.138 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
23% 31% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.181 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.244 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +76.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +109.7%

People also compare

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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172006/nutrients
  2. Crayfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174207/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.