Tuna vs. Sturgeon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tuna and sturgeon?

Tuna is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, yet sturgeon is richer in vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin B5, and vitamin B12.
Tuna's daily need coverage for selenium is 167% higher.
Tuna has 5 times more vitamin B6 than sturgeon. Tuna has 1.038mg of vitamin B6, while sturgeon has 0.23mg.
Tuna contains less cholesterol.

We used Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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

Sturgeon

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+44.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+567.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+325%
Contains more CopperCopper	+23.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+130.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~45mg

~equal in Iron ~0.9mg

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

Sturgeon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+118.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+351.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1095.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+117.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+545%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+160.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+750%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.5µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

~equal in Choline ~70mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	108.2µg	16.2µg	167%
Vitamin B3	22.07mg	10.1mg	75%
Vitamin B6	1.038mg	0.23mg	62%
Vitamin D	2µg	12.9µg	55%
Vitamin D	82IU	515IU	54%
Vitamin A	22µg	263µg	27%
Protein	29.15g	20.7g	17%
Vitamin B5	0.334mg	0.87mg	11%
Cholesterol	47mg	77mg	10%
Phosphorus	333mg	271mg	9%
Fats	0.59g	5.18g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.138g	2.486g	6%
Vitamin B12	2.35µg	2.5µg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	0.885g	5%
Potassium	527mg	364mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.134mg	0.08mg	5%
Saturated fat	0.205g	1.173g	4%
Folate	2µg	17µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.09mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.63mg	2%
Calcium	4mg	17mg	1%
Magnesium	42mg	45mg	1%
Choline	77.6mg	70mg	1%
Sodium	54mg	69mg	1%
Zinc	0.45mg	0.54mg	1%
Copper	0.043mg	0.053mg	1%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.03mg	1%
Calories	130kcal	135kcal	0%
Iron	0.92mg	0.9mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.02g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.313mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	1.224mg	0.907mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg	0.954mg	0%
Leucine	2.27mg	1.682mg	0%
Lysine	2.565mg	1.901mg	0%
Methionine	0.827mg	0.613mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.091mg	0.808mg	0%
Valine	1.438mg	1.066mg	0%
Histidine	0.822mg	0.609mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.015g	0.249g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.105g	0.119g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.058g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A