Canned tuna in water, drained leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Canned tuna in water, drained comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Canned tuna in water, drained for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Whole egg, raw for more calcium.
Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN21.99 g8.78 g
- Carbohydrate0 g0.5 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0 g0.26 g
- Total fat0.71 g6.65 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.2 g2.19 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN43.1 mg99.3 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN204.31 mg96.5 mg
- Calciummore is better9.48 mg39.16 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.32 mg1.22 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN23.28 mg8.39 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

