Tuna vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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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.
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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.
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% |
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Contains more ProteinProtein | +73.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +103.4% |
Contains more WaterWater | +15.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +107.8% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -11.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +76.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +109.7% |