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Snail vs. Cockles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snail and cockles different?

  • Cockles are higher than snail in iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Cockles cover your daily need for iron, 159% more than snail.

Mollusks, snail, raw and Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) 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.
Snail
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 9% 0% 608% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +362.9%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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.
Snail
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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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 2.5% 46% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +128.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.01mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snail Cockles DV% diff.
Iron 3.5mg 16.2mg 159%
Magnesium 250mg 60%
Selenium 27.4µg 50%
Copper 0.4mg 44%
Phosphorus 272mg 39%
Vitamin E 5mg 33%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 21%
Cholesterol 50mg 17%
Choline 65mg 12%
Potassium 382mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.4mg 3.2mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 10%
Zinc 1mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.2mg 6%
Protein 16.1g 13.5g 5%
Sodium 70mg 3%
Vitamin A 30µg 3%
Calcium 10mg 30mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.361g 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.252g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.259g 1%
Calories 90kcal 79kcal 1%
Carbs 2g 4.7g 1%
Fats 1.4g 0.7g 1%
Net carbs 2g 4.7g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.099g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Snail
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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
14% 5% 79% 2%
Protein: 13.5 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 4.7 g
Water: 78.8 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.3%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +135%
Contains more OtherOther +76.9%
~equal in Water ~78.8g

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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. Snail - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167744/nutrients
  2. Cockles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169803/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.