Tuna vs. Mullet fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tuna and mullet fish?

Tuna is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, yet mullet fish is higher in vitamin B5, copper, and iron.
Tuna's daily need coverage for selenium is 112% more.
Tuna has 9 times more vitamin B12 than mullet fish. While tuna has 2.35µg of vitamin B12, mullet fish has only 0.25µg.
The amount of cholesterol in tuna is lower.

We used Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Fish, mullet, striped, cooked, dry 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.

Tuna

Mullet fish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+131.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+675%
Contains more IronIron	+53.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+227.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+95.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+69.2%

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

Mullet fish

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+250.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+840%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+163.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	108.2µg	46.8µg	112%
Vitamin B3	22.07mg	6.3mg	99%
Vitamin B12	2.35µg	0.25µg	88%
Vitamin B6	1.038mg	0.49mg	42%
Choline	77.6mg		14%
Phosphorus	333mg	244mg	13%
Copper	0.043mg	0.141mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.334mg	0.88mg	11%
Vitamin D	2µg		10%
Vitamin D	82IU		10%
Protein	29.15g	24.81g	9%
Fats	0.59g	4.86g	7%
Saturated fat	0.205g	1.431g	6%
Iron	0.92mg	1.41mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	0.917g	5%
Cholesterol	47mg	63mg	5%
Zinc	0.45mg	0.88mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.1mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.138g	1.382g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.134mg	0.1mg	3%
Calcium	4mg	31mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.29mg		2%
Vitamin A	22µg	42µg	2%
Folate	2µg	10µg	2%
Magnesium	42mg	33mg	2%
Potassium	527mg	458mg	2%
Calories	130kcal	150kcal	1%
Sodium	54mg	71mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.2mg	1%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.022mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Trans fat	0.02g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.313mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	1.224mg	1.088mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg	1.143mg	0%
Leucine	2.27mg	2.016mg	0%
Lysine	2.565mg	2.278mg	0%
Methionine	0.827mg	0.734mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.091mg	0.968mg	0%
Valine	1.438mg	1.278mg	0%
Histidine	0.822mg	0.73mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.015g	0.18g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.105g	0.148g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.092g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A