Roquefort vs. Tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between roquefort and tuna

Roquefort has more calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and vitamin A; however, tuna is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6.
Tuna covers your daily selenium needs 170% more than roquefort.
Tuna has 166 times less calcium than roquefort. Roquefort has 662mg of calcium, while tuna has 4mg.
Tuna contains less saturated fat.
Roquefort has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of roquefort is 27, while the glycemic index of tuna is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, roquefort and Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Roquefort

Tuna

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+16450%
Contains more ZincZinc	+362.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+130.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+479.1%
Contains more IronIron	+64.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+646.2%

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.

Roquefort

Tuna

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1236.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+327.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+418.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2350%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+235%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2906.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+737.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+267.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	14.5µg	108.2µg	170%
Vitamin B3	0.734mg	22.07mg	133%
Saturated fat	19.263g	0.205g	87%
Sodium	1809mg	54mg	76%
Vitamin B12	0.64µg	2.35µg	71%
Vitamin B6	0.124mg	1.038mg	70%
Calcium	662mg	4mg	66%
Fats	30.64g	0.59g	46%
Vitamin B2	0.586mg	0.137mg	35%
Vitamin A	294µg	22µg	30%
Vitamin B5	1.731mg	0.334mg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	8.474g	0.138g	21%
Protein	21.54g	29.15g	15%
Zinc	2.08mg	0.45mg	15%
Cholesterol	90mg	47mg	14%
Choline		77.6mg	14%
Potassium	91mg	527mg	13%
Calories	369kcal	130kcal	12%
Folate	49µg	2µg	12%
Vitamin D*		82 IU	10%
Vitamin D		2µg	10%
Phosphorus	392mg	333mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.134mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.32g	0.175g	8%
Iron	0.56mg	0.92mg	5%
Magnesium	30mg	42mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.29mg	2%
Carbs	2g	0g	1%
Copper	0.034mg	0.043mg	1%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.013mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.8g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	171kcal	45kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	77g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	2g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.02g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.303mg	0.313mg	0%
Threonine	0.965mg	1.224mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.217mg	1.287mg	0%
Leucine	2.114mg	2.27mg	0%
Lysine	1.848mg	2.565mg	0%
Methionine	0.558mg	0.827mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.023mg	1.091mg	0%
Valine	1.614mg	1.438mg	0%
Histidine	0.602mg	0.822mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.015g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A