Cuttlefish vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cuttlefish and salmon

Cuttlefish has more iron, copper, vitamin B2, and phosphorus; however, salmon is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and fats.
Cuttlefish covers your daily iron needs 71% more than salmon.
Salmon has 12 times less copper than cuttlefish. Cuttlefish has 0.587mg of copper, while salmon has 0.049mg.
Salmon contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, raw and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cuttlefish

Salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+500%
Contains more IronIron	+1670.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1098%
Contains more ZincZinc	+302.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+587.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-83.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~30mg

~equal in Potassium ~384mg

~equal in Selenium ~41.4µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cuttlefish

Salmon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+43.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+63.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+574.1%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3677.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+561.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+195%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+331.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+112.5%

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	6.02mg	0.34mg	71%
Vitamin D*		526 IU	66%
Vitamin D		13.1µg	66%
Copper	0.587mg	0.049mg	60%
Vitamin B2	0.91mg	0.135mg	60%
Vitamin B3	1.216mg	8.045mg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.647mg	38%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.134g	4.553g	29%
Vitamin B1	0.009mg	0.34mg	28%
Vitamin B5	0.5mg	1.475mg	20%
Phosphorus	387mg	252mg	19%
Fats	0.7g	12.35g	18%
Cholesterol	112mg	63mg	16%
Choline		90.5mg	16%
Sodium	372mg	61mg	14%
Protein	16.24g	22.1g	12%
Zinc	1.73mg	0.43mg	12%
Saturated fat	0.118g	2.397g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.081g	4.181g	10%
Calcium	90mg	15mg	8%
Vitamin E		1.14mg	8%
Vitamin B12	3µg	2.8µg	8%
Calories	79kcal	206kcal	6%
Selenium	44.8µg	41.4µg	6%
Vitamin A	113µg	69µg	5%
Folate	16µg	34µg	5%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.016mg	4%
Vitamin C	5.3mg	3.7mg	2%
Potassium	354mg	384mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	93kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	127g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	3.6	N/A
Net carbs	0.82g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.82g	0g	0%
Magnesium	30mg	30mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.182mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	0.699mg	0.969mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.707mg	1.018mg	0%
Leucine	1.143mg	1.796mg	0%
Lysine	1.213mg	2.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.366mg	0.654mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.582mg	0.863mg	0%
Valine	0.709mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.312mg	0.651mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.039g	0.69g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.066g	1.457g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.006g	0.17g	N/A