Snail vs. Ling fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are snail and ling fish different?
- Snail is richer in magnesium, iron, and copper, while ling fish is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12.
- Snail covers your daily need for magnesium, 40% more than ling fish.
- Snail contains 4 times more iron than ling fish. Snail contains 3.5mg of iron, while ling fish contains 0.83mg.
- Snail is lower in sodium.
Mollusks, snail, raw and Fish, ling, cooked, dry heat 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +208.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +321.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +183.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -59.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +340% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +27.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +70.8% |
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 EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +16.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1170% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +92.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +100.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +170% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +30% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +33.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Magnesium | 250mg | 81mg | 40% |
Selenium | 27.4µg | 46.8µg | 35% |
Vitamin E | 5mg | 33% | |
Iron | 3.5mg | 0.83mg | 33% |
Copper | 0.4mg | 0.141mg | 29% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.13mg | 0.351mg | 17% |
Protein | 16.1g | 24.35g | 17% |
Choline | 65mg | 12% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.127mg | 10% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.4mg | 2.801mg | 9% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.12mg | 0.231mg | 9% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.369mg | 7% | |
Vitamin B12 | 0.5µg | 0.65µg | 6% |
Sodium | 70mg | 173mg | 4% |
Phosphorus | 272mg | 254mg | 3% |
Potassium | 382mg | 486mg | 3% |
Calcium | 10mg | 44mg | 3% |
Manganese | 0.038mg | 2% | |
Saturated fat | 0.361g | 2% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.252g | 2% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.259g | 1% | |
Folate | 6µg | 8µg | 1% |
Calories | 90kcal | 111kcal | 1% |
Vitamin A | 30µg | 35µg | 1% |
Carbs | 2g | 0g | 1% |
Fats | 1.4g | 0.82g | 1% |
Net carbs | 2g | 0g | N/A |
Cholesterol | 50mg | 51mg | 0% |
Zinc | 1mg | 1mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.273mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 1.067mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 1.122mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.979mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 2.236mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.721mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.95mg | 0% | |
Valine | 1.254mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.717mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.119g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.099g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +70.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +36.8% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +51.2% |
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Water
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