Tuna salad vs. Egg salad

wendymoira
wendymoira 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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  • seska422
    seska422 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.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Can you bring your own hard boiled eggs and some cucumbers and a piece of fruit?
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    More protein in the tuna option I would expect.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim 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
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Here ...making assumptions and for equal weights 3bj6b2f93m4i.jpg
  • lawandfitness
    lawandfitness 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.
  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint 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.
  • wendymoira
    wendymoira Posts: 40 Member
    edited October 2015
    (Oops, double post.)

  • wendymoira
    wendymoira Posts: 40 Member
    I wouldn't have asked if I could calculate it myself - it is store bought.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Honestly it's probably very similar.
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    If it is store bought, is there not a nutritional info section on the packaging?
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