Herring vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between herring and skipjack tuna

Herring is richer in vitamin B12, fats, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5, while skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and protein.
Herring covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 456% more than skipjack tuna.
Herring has 9 times more fats than skipjack tuna. Herring has 11.59g of fats, while skipjack tuna has 1.29g.
Skipjack tuna is lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, herring, Atlantic, 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.

Herring

Skipjack tuna

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+110.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.6%
Contains more IronIron	+13.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-59.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~44mg

~equal in Copper ~0.11mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~285mg

~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.

Herring

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+194.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+145.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+354.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+181.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	13.14µg	2.19µg	456%
Vitamin B3	4.124mg	18.756mg	91%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.981mg	49%
Vitamin D*	214 IU		27%
Vitamin D	5.4µg		27%
Fats	11.59g	1.29g	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.735g	0.403g	16%
Choline	83.3mg		15%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.122mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	4.79g	0.243g	11%
Protein	23.03g	28.21g	10%
Saturated fat	2.615g	0.42g	10%
Vitamin E	1.37mg		9%
Cholesterol	77mg	60mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.112mg	0.038mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.485mg	5%
Calories	203kcal	132kcal	4%
Calcium	74mg	37mg	4%
Potassium	419mg	522mg	3%
Phosphorus	303mg	285mg	3%
Sodium	115mg	47mg	3%
Iron	1.41mg	1.6mg	2%
Zinc	1.27mg	1.05mg	2%
Vitamin A	36µg	18µg	2%
Magnesium	41mg	44mg	1%
Copper	0.118mg	0.11mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.019mg	1%
Folate	12µg	10µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	1.5	N/A
Vitamin C	0.7mg	1mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.258mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	1.01mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.061mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	1.872mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	2.115mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.682mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.899mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.678mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.909g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	1.105g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.071g	0.017g	N/A