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Catfish vs. Snail — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between catfish and snail

  • Catfish has more vitamin B12 and vitamin B3; however, snail is higher in magnesium, iron, copper, selenium, and vitamin E.
  • Catfish covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 95% more than snail.
  • Snail contains 4 times less saturated fat than catfish. Catfish contains 1.586g of saturated fat, while snail contains 0.361g.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, snail, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 2.7% 32% 11% 13% 16% 106% 16% 2.3% 54%
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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%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +987%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.1%
Contains more IronIron +1150%
Contains more CopperCopper +925.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +176.8%
~equal in Potassium ~382mg

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 0% 4.5% 0.33% 19% 6% 23% 48% 49% 41% 348% 6.3% 9%
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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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +456%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2400%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +415.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Catfish Snail DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.78µg 0.5µg 95%
Magnesium 23mg 250mg 54%
Iron 0.28mg 3.5mg 40%
Copper 0.039mg 0.4mg 40%
Selenium 9.9µg 27.4µg 32%
Vitamin E 0.97mg 5mg 27%
Vitamin B5 0.811mg 16%
Fats 7.19g 1.4g 9%
Vitamin B3 2.548mg 1.4mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.115g 0.259g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.354g 0.252g 7%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.361g 6%
Protein 18.44g 16.1g 5%
Cholesterol 66mg 50mg 5%
Zinc 0.58mg 1mg 4%
Phosphorus 247mg 272mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.177mg 0.13mg 4%
Calories 144kcal 90kcal 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 30µg 3%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0µg 2%
Sodium 119mg 70mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.12mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0.1µg 2%
Folate 12µg 6µg 2%
Choline 78.7mg 65mg 2%
Carbs 0g 2g 1%
Vitamin D* 10 IU 0 IU 1%
Manganese 0.018mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.01mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 13g 18g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 78kcal 56kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 69g 111g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.8 1.4 N/A
Net carbs 0g 2g N/A
Calcium 9mg 10mg 0%
Potassium 366mg 382mg 0%
Trans fat 0.063g N/A
Tryptophan 0.22mg 0%
Threonine 0.833mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.82mg 0%
Leucine 1.396mg 0%
Lysine 1.677mg 0%
Methionine 0.539mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.735mg 0%
Valine 0.894mg 0%
Histidine 0.404mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.02g 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.069g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.018g 0.099g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.049g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 7% 74%
Protein: 18.44 g
Fats: 7.19 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.65 g
Other: 0 g
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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
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.5%
Contains more FatsFats +413.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
~equal in Water ~79.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 51% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.115 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.354 g
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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 +1102.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +437.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.2%

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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. Catfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175166/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.