Tuna vs. Fish sticks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tuna and fish sticks different?

Tuna is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin D, and potassium, while fish sticks are higher in vitamin E.
Tuna covers your daily need for selenium, 168% more than fish sticks.
Tuna contains 82 times more vitamin D than fish sticks. Tuna contains 82IU of vitamin D, while fish sticks contain 1IU.
Tuna is lower in sodium.
Fish sticks have a higher glycemic index (54) than tuna (0).

Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Fish, fish sticks, frozen, prepared types were used 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.

Tuna

Fish sticks

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+68%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+184.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+74.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+589.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more CopperCopper	+37.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1300%

~equal in Iron ~0.84mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.42mg

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

Fish sticks

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+450%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1336.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+22.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1230.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+144.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+81.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2272.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.122mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	108.2µg	15.7µg	168%
Vitamin B3	22.07mg	1.536mg	128%
Vitamin B6	1.038mg	0.078mg	74%
Vitamin B12	2.35µg	0.96µg	58%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	7.824g	51%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	6.88mg	44%
Protein	29.15g	11.01g	36%
Fats	0.59g	16.23g	24%
Phosphorus	333mg	191mg	20%
Saturated fat	0.205g	3.733g	16%
Sodium	54mg	402mg	15%
Vitamin D	82IU	1IU	10%
Potassium	527mg	185mg	10%
Vitamin D	2µg	0µg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.138g	3.193g	8%
Starch		20.46g	8%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.182mg	7%
Calories	130kcal	277kcal	7%
Carbs	0g	21.66g	7%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Cholesterol	47mg	28mg	6%
Choline	77.6mg	42.8mg	6%
Folate	2µg	24µg	6%
Magnesium	42mg	25mg	4%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	4.7µg	4%
Vitamin A	22µg	4µg	2%
Copper	0.043mg	0.059mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.116mg	2%
Calcium	4mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.334mg	0.272mg	1%
Iron	0.92mg	0.84mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.134mg	0.122mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	20.16g	N/A
Sugar	0g	1.65g	N/A
Zinc	0.45mg	0.42mg	0%
Trans fat	0.02g	0.124g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.313mg	0.122mg	0%
Threonine	1.224mg	0.372mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg	0.429mg	0%
Leucine	2.27mg	0.852mg	0%
Lysine	2.565mg	0.795mg	0%
Methionine	0.827mg	0.296mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.091mg	0.47mg	0%
Valine	1.438mg	0.5mg	0%
Histidine	0.822mg	0.23mg	0%
Fructose		0.1g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.015g	0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.105g	0.088g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.236g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		7.289g	N/A