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Lobster vs Tuna
CALORIC DENSITY
Lobster, northern, raw
Tuna, lt, cnd in h2o, drnd sol
0.9
1.16
15147
15121

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Lobster
Tuna
Protein = 42g
Protein = 44g
Carbohydrates = 1g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Fat = 2g
Fat = 1g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 0g
Monounsaturated = 1g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Nutrient lobster tuna
Protein 42g 44g
Carbohydrate 1g 0g
Fiber 0g 0g
Fat 2g 1g
Monounsat. Fat 1g 1g
Polyunsat. Fat 0g 1g
Saturated Fat 0g 0g
lobster
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 42%
Choline = 12%
Vitamin A = 7%
Vitamin A = 5%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 27%
Vitamin E = 5%
Vitamin K = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientlobstertuna
Choline42%12%
Vitamin A7%5%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E27%5%
Vitamin K0%0%

Lobster have significantly more Vitamins E than tuna. Lobster are a good source of Vitamin E, Niacin, Calcium. Lobster are a great source of Pantothenic Acid, Zinc, Phosphorus. Lobster are an excellent source of Vitamin B12. Tuna are a great source of Vitamin B6, Phosphorus, Iron. Tuna are an excellent source of Niacin, Vitamin B12.

tuna

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 1%
Vitamin B1 = 6%
Vitamin B2 = 10%
Vitamin B2 = 12%
Vitamin B3 = 27%
Vitamin B3 = 191%
Vitamin B5 = 72%
Vitamin B5 = 7%
Vitamin B6 = 13%
Vitamin B6 = 55%
Vitamin B12 = 103%
Vitamin B12 = 258%
Nutrientlobstertuna
Vitamin B11%6%
Vitamin B210%12%
Vitamin B327%191%
Vitamin B572%7%
Vitamin B613%55%
Vitamin B12103%258%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 44%
Sodium = 39%
Potassium = 17%
Potassium = 12%
Calcium = 21%
Calcium = 4%
Magnesium = 17%
Magnesium = 13%
Phosphorus = 55%
Phosphorus = 48%
Iron = 11%
Iron = 44%
Manganese = 5%
Manganese = 1%
Selenium = 204%
Selenium = 308%
Copper = 370%
Copper = 9%
Zinc = 71%
Zinc = 14%
Nutrientlobstertuna
Sodium44%39%
Potasium17%12%
Calcium21%4%
Magnesium17%13%
Phosphorus55%48%
Iron11%44%
Manganese5%1%
Selenium204%308%
Copper370%9%
Zinc71%14%

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