Tuna salad vs. Crab stick — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tuna salad and crab stick?

Tuna salad is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B12, protein, fats, copper, and iron, while crab stick is higher in phosphorus and magnesium.
Tuna salad's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 38% higher.
Crab stick has 20 times less fats than tuna salad. Tuna salad has 9.26g of fats, while crab stick has 0.46g.
Crab stick is lower in saturated fat.

We used Fish, tuna salad and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi 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.

Tuna salad

Crab stick

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+97.8%
Contains more IronIron	+156.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+353.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+69.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-24%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+84.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+126.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58.4%

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.

Tuna salad

Crab stick

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+980.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+110.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.03mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	6.7mg	0.62mg	38%
Selenium	41.2µg	22.3µg	34%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.122g	0.143g	27%
Vitamin B12	1.2µg	0.57µg	26%
Protein	16.04g	7.62g	17%
Phosphorus	178mg	282mg	15%
Fats	9.26g	0.46g	14%
Copper	0.145mg	0.032mg	13%
Iron	1mg	0.39mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	2.887g	0.275g	7%
Magnesium	19mg	43mg	6%
Sodium	402mg	529mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.544g	0.216g	6%
Calories	187kcal	95kcal	5%
Vitamin B5	0.26mg	0mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.13mg	4%
Potassium	178mg	90mg	3%
Vitamin A	24µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin C	2.2mg	0mg	2%
Carbs	9.41g	15g	2%
Cholesterol	13mg	20mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.5g	2%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.33mg	2%
Folate	8µg	0µg	2%
Choline		13mg	2%
Starch		3.5g	1%
Vitamin E		0.17mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.011mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.08mg	1%
Fructose		0.62g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.008g	1%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.089g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.6g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	117kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	105g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.5	1.9	N/A
Net carbs	9.41g	14.5g	N/A
Calcium	17mg	13mg	0%
Sugar		6.25g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.03mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.008g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.18mg	0.075mg	0%
Threonine	0.701mg	0.285mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.739mg	0.23mg	0%
Leucine	1.293mg	0.607mg	0%
Lysine	1.457mg	0.707mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.261mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.626mg	0.26mg	0%
Valine	0.824mg	0.286mg	0%
Histidine	0.467mg	0.156mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.014g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.055g	0.028g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.001g	N/A