Salmon vs tuna

Farmed Atlantic salmon, cookedLight canned tuna in water, drained
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 49 g of salmon or 111 g of tuna. Most of those in tuna come from protein.

More in salmon: vitamin D (4.8×), pantothenic acid (4.4×), thiamin (5×), total fat (5.7×) and saturated fat (4.7×). More in tuna: selenium (3.7×), vitamin B12 (2.1×), niacin (2.8×), protein and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Farmed Atlantic salmon, cooked100 cal

48.5 g · 10.7 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 6 g fat

Light canned tuna in water, drained100 cal

111 g · 21.1 g protein · 0.089 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%75%150%
  • Selenium20.1 µg · 75.3 µg
    37%137%
  • Vitamin B121.4 µg · 2.9 µg
    57%119%
  • Niacin (B3)3.9 mg · 11 mg
    24%69%
  • Vitamin D6.4 µg · 1.3 µg
    32%7%
  • Protein10.7 g · 21.1 g
    21%42%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.72 mg · 0.16 mg
    14%3%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.17 mg · 0.033 mg
    14%3%
  • Iron0.17 mg · 1.9 mg
    1%10%
  • Sodiumlimit29.6 mg · 243 mg
    1%11%
  • Total fat6 g · 1 g
    8%1%
  • Zinc0.21 mg · 0.73 mg
    2%7%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.2 g · 0.25 g
    6%1%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Cholesterollimit30.6 mg · 40 mg10%·13%
  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0.089 g0%·<1%
  • Potassium186 mg · 196 mg4%·4%
  • Calcium7.3 mg · 20 mg1%·2%
  • Magnesium14.6 mg · 25.2 mg3%·6%
  • Phosphorus122 mg · 152 mg10%·12%
  • Copper0.024 mg · 0.053 mg3%·6%
  • Manganese0.008 mg · 0.021 mg<1%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.066 mg · 0.091 mg5%·7%
  • Vitamin B60.31 mg · 0.36 mg18%·21%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, iodine, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, folate, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Farmed Atlantic salmon, cooked (SR Legacy 175168), Light canned tuna in water, drained (Foundation 334194). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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