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Tuna vs. Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tuna and fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids

  • Tuna has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B1; however, fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids is higher in vitamin B12 and iron.
  • Tuna covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 55% more than fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids.
  • Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids contains 4 times less vitamin B1 than tuna. Tuna contains 0.134mg of vitamin B1, while fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids contains 0.032mg.
  • Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids.

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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
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 19% 3.3% 21% 57% 17% 21% 70% 6.5% 1.4% 439%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +122.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more IronIron +66.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +71.1%
~equal in Sodium ~50mg

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
Tuna
10
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 8% 17% 249% 13% 81% 374% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +318.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +85.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +196.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +27.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 22.07mg 13.28mg 55%
Vitamin B6 1.038mg 0.35mg 53%
Selenium 108.2µg 80.4µg 51%
Vitamin B12 2.35µg 2.99µg 27%
Phosphorus 333mg 163mg 24%
Choline 77.6mg 14%
Vitamin D 2µg 10%
Vitamin D 82IU 10%
Potassium 527mg 237mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.134mg 0.032mg 9%
Iron 0.92mg 1.53mg 8%
Protein 29.15g 25.51g 7%
Cholesterol 47mg 30mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.137mg 0.074mg 5%
Magnesium 42mg 27mg 4%
Zinc 0.45mg 0.77mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.214mg 2%
Folate 2µg 4µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.337g 1%
Calories 130kcal 116kcal 1%
Copper 0.043mg 0.051mg 1%
Calcium 4mg 11mg 1%
Fats 0.59g 0.82g 0%
Sodium 54mg 50mg 0%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.011mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.02g N/A
Saturated fat 0.205g 0.234g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.138g 0.159g 0%
Tryptophan 0.313mg 0.286mg 0%
Threonine 1.224mg 1.118mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 1.175mg 0%
Leucine 2.27mg 2.073mg 0%
Lysine 2.565mg 2.343mg 0%
Methionine 0.827mg 0.755mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.091mg 0.996mg 0%
Valine 1.438mg 1.314mg 0%
Histidine 0.822mg 0.751mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.015g 0.047g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.105g 0.223g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tuna
Tuna
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29% 69%
Protein: 29.15 g
Fats: 0.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.98 g
Other: 1.28 g
26% 75%
Protein: 25.51 g
Fats: 0.82 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 75.21 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.3%
Contains more OtherOther +-183.1%
Contains more FatsFats +39%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~75.21g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tuna
Tuna
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40% 27% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.138 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
32% 22% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.234 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.159 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.337 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92.6%

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. Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171986/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.