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Octopus vs. Sucker fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between octopus and sucker fish?

  • Octopus is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B3, yet sucker fish is higher in manganese.
  • Octopus's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 1404% more.
  • Octopus has 9 times more sodium than sucker fish. While octopus has 460mg of sodium, sucker fish has only 51mg.

We used Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat and Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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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 43% 32% 56% 358% 246% 92% 120% 60% 6.1% 489%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 27% 43% 63% 83% 26% 115% 6.7% 100% 88%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.4%
Contains more IronIron +471.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +195.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +453.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1536.2%
~equal in Phosphorus ~269mg

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.
Octopus
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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 27% 30% 24% 0% 14% 18% 71% 54% 150% 4500% 0.25% 18% 44%
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% 20% 0% 0% 3% 20% 27% 52% 53% 289% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +158.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +180.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1458.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +41.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Octopus Sucker fish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 36µg 2.31µg 1404%
Selenium 89.6µg 16.2µg 133%
Iron 9.54mg 1.67mg 98%
Copper 0.739mg 0.25mg 54%
Vitamin B6 0.648mg 0.231mg 32%
Manganese 0.047mg 0.769mg 31%
Zinc 3.36mg 0.96mg 22%
Sodium 460mg 51mg 18%
Protein 29.82g 21.49g 17%
Choline 81mg 15%
Vitamin B3 3.78mg 1.462mg 14%
Cholesterol 96mg 53mg 14%
Vitamin C 8mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 8%
Magnesium 60mg 38mg 5%
Potassium 630mg 487mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.477g 1.035g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.012mg 4%
Vitamin A 90µg 59µg 3%
Folate 24µg 17µg 2%
Calories 164kcal 119kcal 2%
Calcium 106mg 90mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.085mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.865mg 1%
Phosphorus 279mg 269mg 1%
Carbs 4.4g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.453g 0.579g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.324g 0.905g 1%
Fats 2.08g 2.97g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.334mg 0.241mg 0%
Threonine 1.283mg 0.942mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.298mg 0.99mg 0%
Leucine 2.099mg 1.746mg 0%
Lysine 2.228mg 1.973mg 0%
Methionine 0.673mg 0.636mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.069mg 0.839mg 0%
Valine 1.303mg 1.107mg 0%
Histidine 0.573mg 0.633mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.152g 0.244g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.162g 0.371g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 0.094g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 2% 4% 61% 3%
Protein: 29.82 g
Fats: 2.08 g
Carbs: 4.4 g
Water: 60.5 g
Other: 3.2 g
21% 3% 74%
Protein: 21.49 g
Fats: 2.97 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.99 g
Other: 1.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +106.5%
Contains more FatsFats +42.8%
Contains more WaterWater +22.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 26% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.453 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.324 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.477 g
23% 36% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.905 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +179.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +117%

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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. Octopus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174249/nutrients
  2. Sucker fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172002/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.