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Blue cheese vs. Squid — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between blue cheese and squid

  • Blue cheese has more calcium; however, squid is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
  • Squid covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 174% more than blue cheese.
  • Blue cheese has 79 times more saturated fat than squid. While blue cheese has 18.669g of saturated fat, squid has only 0.236g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, blue and Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, cooked, moist heat.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
Squid
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 54% 56% 407% 333% 94% 249% 97% 27% 489%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +193.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +148.8%
Contains more IronIron +3396.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +2395%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +49.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2222.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +517.9%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
Squid
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 28% 68% 0% 0% 4.3% 399% 41% 54% 62% 675% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +352.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +115.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +342.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~203µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Squid DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 5.4µg 174%
Selenium 14.5µg 89.6µg 137%
Iron 0.31mg 10.84mg 132%
Copper 0.04mg 0.998mg 106%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 1.729mg 104%
Saturated fat 18.669g 0.236g 84%
Cholesterol 75mg 224mg 50%
Fats 28.74g 1.4g 42%
Calcium 528mg 180mg 35%
Phosphorus 387mg 580mg 28%
Protein 21.4g 32.48g 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 0.162g 19%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 0.9mg 17%
Sodium 1146mg 744mg 17%
Potassium 256mg 637mg 11%
Calories 353kcal 158kcal 10%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.209mg 9%
Magnesium 23mg 60mg 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.5mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.27mg 8%
Zinc 2.66mg 3.46mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 2.189mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 0.268g 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 3%
Folate 36µg 24µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin A 198µg 203µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.017mg 1%
Net carbs 2.34g 1.64g N/A
Carbs 2.34g 1.64g 0%
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0.364mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 1.398mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 1.414mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 2.287mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 2.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0.733mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 1.164mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 1.419mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 0.624mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.078g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.132g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.012g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 g
Squid
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32% 61% 3%
Protein: 32.48 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 1.64 g
Water: 61.12 g
Other: 3.36 g
Contains more FatsFats +1952.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42.7%
Contains more OtherOther +52.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.8%
Contains more WaterWater +44.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
Squid
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35% 24% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.236 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.162 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.268 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4701.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +198.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/nutrients
  2. Squid - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172010/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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