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Sheepshead vs. Snail — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sheepshead and snail different?

  • Sheepshead is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, while snail is higher in magnesium, iron, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Sheepshead covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 75% more than snail.
  • Sheepshead contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than snail. Sheepshead contains 0.35mg of vitamin B6, while snail contains 0.13mg.

Fish, sheepshead, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, snail, raw types were used 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 25% 11% 45% 25% 41% 17% 150% 9.5% 2.7% 280%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 179% 3% 34% 131% 133% 27% 117% 9.1% 0% 149%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +270%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +87.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +614.3%
Contains more IronIron +422.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +227.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.7%
~equal in Sodium ~70mg

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% 12% 0% 0% 2.5% 12% 34% 52% 81% 288% 0% 13% 0%
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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 0% 10% 100% 0% 2.5% 28% 26% 0% 30% 63% 0.25% 4.5% 35%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +169.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +360%
Contains more FolateFolate +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.01mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sheepshead Snail DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.3µg 0.5µg 75%
Magnesium 35mg 250mg 51%
Selenium 51.3µg 27.4µg 43%
Iron 0.67mg 3.5mg 35%
Vitamin E 5mg 33%
Copper 0.122mg 0.4mg 31%
Protein 26.02g 16.1g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.35mg 0.13mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 17%
Choline 65mg 12%
Phosphorus 350mg 272mg 11%
Cholesterol 64mg 50mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.12mg 5%
Potassium 512mg 382mg 4%
Folate 17µg 6µg 3%
Calcium 37mg 10mg 3%
Zinc 0.63mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.8mg 1.4mg 3%
Calories 126kcal 90kcal 2%
Manganese 0.021mg 1%
Vitamin A 35µg 30µg 1%
Carbs 0g 2g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.382g 0.252g 1%
Fats 1.63g 1.4g 0%
Net carbs 0g 2g N/A
Sodium 73mg 70mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.36g 0.361g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.35g 0.259g 0%
Tryptophan 0.291mg 0%
Threonine 1.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.199mg 0%
Leucine 2.115mg 0%
Lysine 2.39mg 0%
Methionine 0.77mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.016mg 0%
Valine 1.34mg 0%
Histidine 0.766mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.083g 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.107g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g 0.099g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 69% 3%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.04 g
Other: 3.31 g
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16% 2% 79%
Protein: 16.1 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 2 g
Water: 79.2 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.6%
Contains more FatsFats +16.4%
Contains more OtherOther +154.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +14.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 32% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.36 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.35 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.382 g
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41% 30% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.361 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.259 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.252 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51.6%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.361g

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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. Sheepshead - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175145/nutrients
  2. Snail - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167744/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.