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Squid vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are squid and mashed potato different?

  • Mashed potato contains less vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, copper, phosphorus, zinc, and calcium than squid.
  • Squid covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 222% more than mashed potato.

Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Fast foods, potato, mashed 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.
Squid
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 54% 56% 407% 333% 94% 249% 97% 27% 489%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +122.7%
Contains more IronIron +3396.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +2751.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1472.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +883.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +113.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.9%

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.
Squid
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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 28% 68% 0% 0% 4.3% 399% 41% 54% 62% 675% 0% 18% 0%
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% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +372.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11426.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +102.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +7614.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Squid Mashed potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 5.4µg 0.07µg 222%
Selenium 89.6µg 0.8µg 161%
Vitamin B2 1.729mg 0.015mg 132%
Iron 10.84mg 0.31mg 132%
Copper 0.998mg 0.035mg 107%
Cholesterol 224mg 0mg 75%
Phosphorus 580mg 59mg 74%
Protein 32.48g 1.65g 62%
Zinc 3.46mg 0.22mg 29%
Sodium 744mg 306mg 19%
Vitamin A 203µg 43µg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 18%
Calcium 180mg 18mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.27mg 0.12mg 12%
Magnesium 60mg 15mg 11%
Potassium 637mg 286mg 10%
Vitamin C 8.5mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B3 2.189mg 1.08mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.268g 1.342g 7%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 5%
Manganese 0.209mg 0.098mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Carbs 1.64g 14.65g 4%
Folate 24µg 9µg 4%
Calories 158kcal 89kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 3%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.236g 0.577g 2%
Fats 1.4g 2.82g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.162g 0.72g 1%
Net carbs 1.64g 13.35g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.015mg 0%
Trans fat 0.105g N/A
Tryptophan 0.364mg 0%
Threonine 1.398mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.414mg 0%
Leucine 2.287mg 0%
Lysine 2.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.733mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.164mg 0%
Valine 1.419mg 0%
Histidine 0.624mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.078g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.132g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Squid
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32% 61% 3%
Protein: 32.48 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 1.64 g
Water: 61.12 g
Other: 3.36 g
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1868.5%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%
Contains more FatsFats +101.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +793.3%
Contains more WaterWater +30.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Squid
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35% 24% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.236 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.162 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.268 g
22% 27% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.577 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.342 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +344.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +400.7%

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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. Squid - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172010/nutrients
  2. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/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.