Sablefish vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sablefish and skipjack tuna different?

Sablefish is richer in fats, vitamin A, and vitamin B5, while skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, protein, phosphorus, and copper.
Skipjack tuna covers your daily need for vitamin B3 85% more than sablefish.
Sablefish contains 15 times more fats than skipjack tuna. Sablefish contains 19.62g of fats, while skipjack tuna contains 1.29g.
Skipjack tuna is lower in saturated fat.

Fish, sablefish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat types were used in this article.

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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.

Sablefish

Skipjack tuna

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+61.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+21.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+292.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+156.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.7%

~equal in Iron ~1.6mg

~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.

Sablefish

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+221.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+78.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+70%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+265.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+183.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+52.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.122mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	5.128mg	18.756mg	85%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.981mg	49%
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	2.19µg	31%
Fats	19.62g	1.29g	28%
Monounsaturated fat	10.328g	0.243g	25%
Protein	17.19g	28.21g	22%
Saturated fat	4.099g	0.42g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.618g	0.403g	15%
Phosphorus	215mg	285mg	10%
Copper	0.028mg	0.11mg	9%
Vitamin A	102µg	18µg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.485mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.122mg	0.038mg	7%
Calories	250kcal	132kcal	6%
Magnesium	71mg	44mg	6%
Zinc	0.41mg	1.05mg	6%
Potassium	459mg	522mg	2%
Folate	17µg	10µg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Cholesterol	63mg	60mg	1%
Calcium	45mg	37mg	1%
Sodium	72mg	47mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.122mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.9g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	145kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	40g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	1.5	N/A
Iron	1.64mg	1.6mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.019mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.193mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	0.754mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.792mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	1.397mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	1.579mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.509mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.671mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	0.886mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.506mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.867g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.92g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.216g	0.017g	N/A