Snail vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between snail and pollock?
- Snail is higher in magnesium, copper, iron, and vitamin E, yet pollock is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
- Pollock's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 132% more.
- Snail has 18 times more vitamin E than pollock. While snail has 5mg of vitamin E, pollock has only 0.28mg.
- The amount of cholesterol in snail is lower.
We used Mollusks, snail, raw and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +208.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +525% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +566.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +75.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -83.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +620% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +12.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +60.9% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +76.5% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +1685.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +440% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +85.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +182.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +153.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +632% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +40.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 0.5µg | 3.66µg | 132% |
Magnesium | 250mg | 81mg | 40% |
Copper | 0.4mg | 0.06mg | 38% |
Iron | 3.5mg | 0.56mg | 37% |
Vitamin E | 5mg | 0.28mg | 31% |
Selenium | 27.4µg | 44.1µg | 30% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.4mg | 3.949mg | 16% |
Protein | 16.1g | 23.48g | 15% |
Sodium | 70mg | 419mg | 15% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.13mg | 0.329mg | 15% |
Cholesterol | 50mg | 86mg | 12% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.432mg | 9% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.12mg | 0.223mg | 8% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 1.3µg | 7% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 51IU | 6% |
Calcium | 10mg | 72mg | 6% |
Choline | 65mg | 91.6mg | 5% |
Zinc | 1mg | 0.57mg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.054mg | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.252g | 0.583g | 2% |
Folate | 6µg | 3µg | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.361g | 0.159g | 1% |
Calories | 90kcal | 111kcal | 1% |
Manganese | 0.018mg | 1% | |
Vitamin A | 30µg | 17µg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 272mg | 267mg | 1% |
Potassium | 382mg | 430mg | 1% |
Carbs | 2g | 0g | 1% |
Fats | 1.4g | 1.18g | 0% |
Net carbs | 2g | 0g | N/A |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0.1µg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.259g | 0.134g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.263mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 1.029mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 1.082mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.908mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 2.157mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.696mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.917mg | 0% | |
Valine | 1.21mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.691mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.119g | 0.086g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.423g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.099g | 0.027g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +18.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +45.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +30% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +93.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -56% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +131.3% |