Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Seafood
  4. Abalone
  5. Compare
  6. Abalone vs. Snail

Abalone vs. Snail — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the main differences between abalone and snail?

  • Abalone is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B12, yet snail is richer in magnesium, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Snail's daily need coverage for magnesium is 46% higher.
  • Abalone has 22 times more vitamin B1 than snail. Abalone has 0.22mg of vitamin B1, while snail has 0.01mg.
  • Snail contains less sodium.

We used Mollusks, abalone, mixed species, cooked, fried and Mollusks, snail, raw types in this comparison.

Infographic

Abalone vs Snail infographic
Infographic link

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 40% 11% 25% 143% 76% 26% 93% 77% 9.1% 283%
Snail
Snail
5
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 ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +346.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
~equal in Iron ~3.5mg
~equal in Zinc ~1mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 6% 0% 0.67% 0% 55% 30% 36% 172% 35% 86% 0% 11%
Snail
Snail
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 10% 100% 2.5% 28% 26% 0% 30% 63% 0.25% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +38%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.12mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Abalone Snail DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 2.87mg 57%
Magnesium 56mg 250mg 46%
Selenium 51.8µg 27.4µg 44%
Vitamin E 5mg 33%
Sodium 591mg 70mg 23%
Copper 0.228mg 0.4mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.22mg 0.01mg 18%
Cholesterol 94mg 50mg 15%
Choline 65mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.676g 0.252g 9%
Fats 6.78g 1.4g 8%
Phosphorus 217mg 272mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.69µg 0.5µg 8%
Protein 19.63g 16.1g 7%
Saturated fat 1.646g 0.361g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.741g 0.259g 6%
Calories 189kcal 90kcal 5%
Iron 3.8mg 3.5mg 4%
Carbs 11.05g 2g 3%
Calcium 37mg 10mg 3%
Potassium 284mg 382mg 3%
Vitamin A 2µg 30µg 3%
Manganese 0.07mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.9mg 1.4mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.15mg 0.13mg 2%
Folate 14µg 6µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.12mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 10g 18g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 96kcal 56kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 53g 111g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.7 1.4 N/A
Net carbs 11.05g 2g N/A
Zinc 0.95mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.224mg 0%
Threonine 0.838mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.854mg 0%
Leucine 1.386mg 0%
Lysine 1.433mg 0%
Methionine 0.441mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.715mg 0%
Valine 0.86mg 0%
Histidine 0.378mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.054g 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.046g 0.099g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 7% 11% 60% 2%
Protein: 19.63 g
Fats: 6.78 g
Carbs: 11.05 g
Water: 60.1 g
Other: 2.44 g
Snail
Snail
1
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 +21.9%
Contains more FatsFats +384.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +452.5%
Contains more OtherOther +87.7%
Contains more WaterWater +31.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 45% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.646 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.741 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.676 g
Snail
Snail
1
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 +958.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +565.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.1%

People also compare

Abalone
Abalone vs Crayfish raw
Crayfish raw
Abalone
Abalone vs Lobster Raw
Lobster Raw
Abalone
Abalone vs Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish
Snail
Snail vs Whelk
Whelk
Snail
Snail vs Oysters
Oysters
Snail
Snail vs Clam
Clam

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. Abalone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174213/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.