Tuna vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between tuna and oysters

Tuna has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and potassium; however, oysters is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, and manganese.
Oysters covers your daily zinc needs 710% more than tuna.
Oysters has 17 times less vitamin B6 than tuna. Tuna has 1.038mg of vitamin B6, while oysters has 0.061mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist 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.

Tuna

Oysters

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+279.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+71.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-67.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+173.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2800%
Contains more IronIron	+901.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13172.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17366.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4446.2%

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.

Tuna

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+272.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1093%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1601.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+18.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+486.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+644.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+600%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	0.45mg	78.6mg	710%
Vitamin B12	2.35µg	17.5µg	631%
Copper	0.043mg	5.707mg	629%
Vitamin B3	22.07mg	1.85mg	126%
Selenium	108.2µg	39.5µg	125%
Iron	0.92mg	9.21mg	104%
Vitamin B6	1.038mg	0.061mg	75%
Protein	29.15g	11.42g	35%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.591mg	25%
Phosphorus	333mg	194mg	20%
Cholesterol	47mg	79mg	11%
Calcium	4mg	116mg	11%
Potassium	527mg	139mg	11%
Vitamin D*	82 IU	2 IU	10%
Vitamin D	2µg	0µg	10%
Choline	77.6mg	130mg	10%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	1.7mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.134mg	0.036mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	1.056g	6%
Sodium	54mg	166mg	5%
Fats	0.59g	3.42g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.18mg	3%
Folate	2µg	14µg	3%
Saturated fat	0.205g	0.948g	3%
Carbs	0g	5.45g	2%
Magnesium	42mg	35mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.334mg	0.447mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	2µg	2%
Calories	130kcal	102kcal	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.138g	0.506g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	45kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	77g	98g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	5.45g	N/A
Sugar	0g	1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Vitamin A	22µg	26µg	0%
Trans fat	0.02g	0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.313mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	1.224mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	2.27mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.565mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.827mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.091mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	1.438mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.822mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.015g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.105g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.061g	N/A