Tuna vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tuna and turkey meat?

Tuna is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, yet turkey meat is higher in zinc, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and fats.
Tuna's daily need coverage for selenium is 143% more.
Tuna has 2 times more vitamin B3 than turkey meat. While tuna has 22.07mg of vitamin B3, turkey meat has only 9.573mg.
The amount of cholesterol in tuna is lower.

We used Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types 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.

Tuna

Turkey meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+120.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+49.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-47.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+263.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+250%
Contains more IronIron	+18.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+116.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+451.1%

~equal in Manganese ~0.014mg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+83.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+314.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+197.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+130.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+68.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+130.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+105.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+183.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	108.2µg	29.8µg	143%
Vitamin B3	22.07mg	9.573mg	78%
Vitamin B12	2.35µg	1.02µg	55%
Vitamin B6	1.038mg	0.616mg	32%
Cholesterol	47mg	109mg	21%
Zinc	0.45mg	2.48mg	18%
Phosphorus	333mg	223mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	2.119g	13%
Vitamin B5	0.334mg	0.948mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.281mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.841g	11%
Fats	0.59g	7.39g	10%
Saturated fat	0.205g	2.155g	9%
Vitamin D*	82 IU	15 IU	8%
Vitamin D	2µg	0.4µg	8%
Potassium	527mg	239mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.134mg	0.045mg	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.105g	7%
Copper	0.043mg	0.093mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.138g	2.647g	6%
Calories	130kcal	189kcal	3%
Magnesium	42mg	30mg	3%
Iron	0.92mg	1.09mg	2%
Sodium	54mg	103mg	2%
Folate	2µg	9µg	2%
Choline	77.6mg	87.4mg	2%
Protein	29.15g	28.55g	1%
Calcium	4mg	14mg	1%
Vitamin A	22µg	12µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.07mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	45kcal	66kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	77g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.014mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.02g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.313mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	1.224mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	2.27mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	2.565mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.827mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.091mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.438mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.822mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.015g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.105g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.005g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.002g	0.014g	N/A