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    Tuna salad vs. Egg salad

    Posts: 40 Member
    edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I am periodically in a situation where my two non-dessert food options are tuna salad and egg salad. I can't get nutritional info for these, but they both seem to be pretty standard versions made with mayonnaise and a bit of finely chopped vegetable.

    Which should I assume has fewer calories? Are there other nutritional benefits to choosing one over the other? The database entries for both are all over the place.

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    • Posts: 3,217 Member
      The database entries are all over the place because it all depends upon the proportions of the ingredients included in the recipe.

      All you can do is make an educated guess.
    • Posts: 9,562 Member
      Can you bring your own hard boiled eggs and some cucumbers and a piece of fruit?
    • Posts: 10,477 Member
      More protein in the tuna option I would expect.
    • Posts: 17,456 Member
      wendymoira wrote: »
      I am periodically in a situation where my two non-dessert food options are tuna salad and egg salad. I can't get nutritional info for these, but they both seem to be pretty standard versions made with mayonnaise and a bit of finely chopped vegetable.

      Which should I assume has fewer calories? Are there other nutritional benefits to choosing one over the other? The database entries for both are all over the place.

      Is this store / cafe made

      Both will be high in calories

      Break down the constituents and work it out
    • Posts: 17,456 Member
      Here ...making assumptions and for equal weights 3bj6b2f93m4i.jpg
    • Posts: 1,257 Member
      If it is store bought, then you may have an issue. If not, enter it in the recipe section based on the nutritional facts on the foods at home you are using. That will be most accurate. I would eat both these options once a week. I enjoy the tuna more.
    • Posts: 3,529 Member
      edited October 2015
      One choice can lead to the ingestion of too much mercury if consumed on a very regular basis, whereas the other choice won't.

      A typical large egg is 70 calories. Extra large and jumbo eggs will be 10-20 calories more.

      A typical can of bumble bee, starkist, or chicken of the sea solid white tuna in water will be roughly 120 calories per can. Tuna packed in oil or alternative versions such as those packed in bags might differ from a caloric standpoint.

      1 level tbsp. or better yet, 14 level grams, of Hellman's regular mayonnaise is 90 calories. Other brands or homemade versions might differ.

      The bread you serve it on is also a big factor from a calorie standpoint. Extras like tomato, lettuce, celery, onion will be quite miniscule calorie-wise, however bacon, cheese, and extra mayo will tack on more calories.
    • Posts: 40 Member
      edited October 2015
      (Oops, double post.)

    • Posts: 40 Member
      I wouldn't have asked if I could calculate it myself - it is store bought.
    • Posts: 26,368 Member
      Honestly it's probably very similar.
    • Posts: 6,338 Member
      If it is store bought, is there not a nutritional info section on the packaging?
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