Butterfish vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between butterfish and skipjack tuna

Butterfish is higher in fats, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2; however, skipjack tuna is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, protein, and iron.
Skipjack tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 81% higher.
Butterfish has 8 times more fats than skipjack tuna. While butterfish has 10.28g of fats, skipjack tuna has only 1.29g.
Skipjack tuna has less cholesterol.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butterfish

Skipjack tuna

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+32.1%
Contains more IronIron	+150%
Contains more CopperCopper	+59.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.8%

~equal in Potassium ~522mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.05mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~285mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butterfish

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+284.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+78.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+70%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+225.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+183.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+19.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	5.769mg	18.756mg	81%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.981mg	49%
Vitamin B12	1.83µg	2.19µg	15%
Fats	10.28g	1.29g	14%
Protein	22.15g	28.21g	12%
Iron	0.64mg	1.6mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.038mg	9%
Cholesterol	83mg	60mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.485mg	8%
Copper	0.069mg	0.11mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.122mg	5%
Calories	187kcal	132kcal	3%
Magnesium	32mg	44mg	3%
Phosphorus	308mg	285mg	3%
Sodium	114mg	47mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.403g	3%
Vitamin A	33µg	18µg	2%
Folate	17µg	10µg	2%
Saturated fat		0.42g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Calcium	28mg	37mg	1%
Potassium	481mg	522mg	1%
Zinc	0.99mg	1.05mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat		0.243g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	84kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		1.5	N/A
Manganese	0.019mg	0.019mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	0.971mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.021mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	1.801mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	2.035mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.656mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.865mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.652mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.017g	N/A