Abalone vs. Tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between abalone and tuna?

Abalone is higher in vitamin B5, iron, and copper, yet tuna is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
Tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 126% more.
Abalone has 11 times more sodium than tuna. While abalone has 591mg of sodium, tuna has only 54mg.

We used Mollusks, abalone, mixed species, cooked, fried and Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, 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.

Abalone

Tuna

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+825%
Contains more IronIron	+313%
Contains more CopperCopper	+430.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+111.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+438.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+85.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+108.9%

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.

Abalone

Tuna

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+64.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+759.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+600%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1061.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+592%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+240.6%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.137mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	1.9mg	22.07mg	126%
Selenium	51.8µg	108.2µg	103%
Vitamin B12	0.69µg	2.35µg	69%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	1.038mg	68%
Vitamin B5	2.87mg	0.334mg	51%
Iron	3.8mg	0.92mg	36%
Sodium	591mg	54mg	23%
Copper	0.228mg	0.043mg	21%
Protein	19.63g	29.15g	19%
Phosphorus	217mg	333mg	17%
Cholesterol	94mg	47mg	16%
Choline		77.6mg	14%
Fats	6.78g	0.59g	10%
Vitamin D*		82 IU	10%
Vitamin D		2µg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.676g	0.175g	10%
Potassium	284mg	527mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.22mg	0.134mg	7%
Saturated fat	1.646g	0.205g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.741g	0.138g	7%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.45mg	5%
Carbs	11.05g	0g	4%
Calories	189kcal	130kcal	3%
Magnesium	56mg	42mg	3%
Calcium	37mg	4mg	3%
Folate	14µg	2µg	3%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin A	2µg	22µg	2%
Vitamin E		0.29mg	2%
Manganese	0.07mg	0.013mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.137mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	96kcal	45kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	77g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	11.05g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.02g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.224mg	0.313mg	0%
Threonine	0.838mg	1.224mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.854mg	1.287mg	0%
Leucine	1.386mg	2.27mg	0%
Lysine	1.433mg	2.565mg	0%
Methionine	0.441mg	0.827mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.715mg	1.091mg	0%
Valine	0.86mg	1.438mg	0%
Histidine	0.378mg	0.822mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.054g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.046g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A