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Octopus vs. Yellowtail — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between octopus and yellowtail

  • Octopus has more vitamin B12, iron, selenium, copper, vitamin B6, zinc, and phosphorus; however, yellowtail is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin B1.
  • Octopus covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 1448% more than yellowtail.
  • Yellowtail contains 15 times less iron than octopus. Octopus contains 9.54mg of iron, while yellowtail contains 0.63mg.
  • Yellowtail has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat and Fish, yellowtail, mixed species, cooked, dry 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 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% 8.7% 47% 24% 19% 18% 86% 6.5% 2.5% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +265.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.1%
Contains more IronIron +1414.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1174.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +401.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +147.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +91.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.1%

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 9.7% 10% 0% 0% 44% 12% 163% 41% 43% 156% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +175.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +190.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +250.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2780%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +207%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +130.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Octopus Yellowtail DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 36µg 1.25µg 1448%
Iron 9.54mg 0.63mg 111%
Selenium 89.6µg 46.8µg 78%
Copper 0.739mg 0.058mg 76%
Vitamin B6 0.648mg 0.185mg 36%
Vitamin B3 3.78mg 8.718mg 31%
Zinc 3.36mg 0.67mg 24%
Sodium 460mg 50mg 18%
Choline 81mg 15%
Phosphorus 279mg 201mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.175mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 8%
Cholesterol 96mg 71mg 8%
Calcium 106mg 29mg 8%
Fats 2.08g 6.72g 7%
Vitamin A 90µg 31µg 7%
Vitamin C 8mg 2.9mg 6%
Folate 24µg 4µg 5%
Magnesium 60mg 38mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.681mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.477g 3%
Potassium 630mg 538mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.453g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.051mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.324g 1%
Calories 164kcal 187kcal 1%
Manganese 0.047mg 0.019mg 1%
Carbs 4.4g 0g 1%
Protein 29.82g 29.67g 0%
Net carbs 4.4g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.334mg 0.332mg 0%
Threonine 1.283mg 1.301mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.298mg 1.367mg 0%
Leucine 2.099mg 2.411mg 0%
Lysine 2.228mg 2.725mg 0%
Methionine 0.673mg 0.878mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.069mg 1.158mg 0%
Valine 1.303mg 1.528mg 0%
Histidine 0.573mg 0.873mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.152g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.162g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 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
30% 7% 67%
Protein: 29.67 g
Fats: 6.72 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.33 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +-186%
Contains more FatsFats +223.1%
Contains more WaterWater +11.3%
~equal in Protein ~29.67g

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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. Yellowtail - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174248/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.