Halibut vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between halibut and skipjack tuna?

Halibut is richer in fats, yet skipjack tuna is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, protein, phosphorus, iron, copper, and potassium.
Skipjack tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 105% higher.
Halibut has 14 times more fats than skipjack tuna. Halibut has 17.74g of fats, while skipjack tuna has 1.29g.
Skipjack tuna contains less saturated fat.

We used Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Halibut

Skipjack tuna

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+825%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51.7%
Contains more IronIron	+88.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+189.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+105.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-54.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+26.7%

~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.

Halibut

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+92.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+875.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+68.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+102.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+128.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~18µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	1.923mg	18.756mg	105%
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	2.19µg	51%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.981mg	38%
Monounsaturated fat	10.742g	0.243g	26%
Fats	17.74g	1.29g	25%
Protein	18.42g	28.21g	20%
Saturated fat	3.102g	0.42g	12%
Phosphorus	210mg	285mg	11%
Iron	0.85mg	1.6mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.753g	0.403g	9%
Copper	0.038mg	0.11mg	8%
Calories	239kcal	132kcal	5%
Potassium	344mg	522mg	5%
Zinc	0.51mg	1.05mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.288mg	0.485mg	4%
Magnesium	33mg	44mg	3%
Calcium	4mg	37mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.073mg	0.038mg	3%
Sodium	103mg	47mg	2%
Folate	1µg	10µg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.122mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.7g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	130kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4	1.5	N/A
Cholesterol	59mg	60mg	0%
Vitamin A	18µg	18µg	0%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.019mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	0.808mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.849mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	1.497mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	1.692mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.719mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	0.949mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.542mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.674g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.504g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.114g	0.017g	N/A