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Salmon vs. Snail — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between salmon and snail?

  • Salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D*, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and selenium, yet snail is higher in magnesium, iron, copper, and vitamin E.
  • Salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 96% more.

We used Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, snail, raw types 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.
Salmon
Salmon
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 4.5% 34% 13% 16% 12% 108% 8% 2.1% 226%
Snail
Snail
4
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 +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +51.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +733.3%
Contains more IronIron +929.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +716.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +132.6%
~equal in Potassium ~382mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~272mg

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.
Salmon
Salmon
10
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 12% 197% 23% 23% 85% 31% 151% 89% 149% 350% 0.25% 26%
Snail
Snail
1
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +130%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +474.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +397.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +460%
Contains more FolateFolate +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +338.6%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salmon Snail DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.8µg 0.5µg 96%
Vitamin D* 526 IU 0 IU 66%
Vitamin D 13.1µg 0µg 66%
Magnesium 30mg 250mg 52%
Vitamin B3 8.045mg 1.4mg 42%
Iron 0.34mg 3.5mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.647mg 0.13mg 40%
Copper 0.049mg 0.4mg 39%
Vitamin B5 1.475mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.553g 0.252g 29%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.01mg 28%
Vitamin E 1.14mg 5mg 26%
Selenium 41.4µg 27.4µg 25%
Fats 12.35g 1.4g 17%
Protein 22.1g 16.1g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.181g 0.259g 10%
Saturated fat 2.397g 0.361g 9%
Folate 34µg 6µg 7%
Calories 206kcal 90kcal 6%
Zinc 0.43mg 1mg 5%
Choline 90.5mg 65mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 0mg 4%
Cholesterol 63mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin A 69µg 30µg 4%
Phosphorus 252mg 272mg 3%
Carbs 0g 2g 1%
Calcium 15mg 10mg 1%
Manganese 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.12mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 11g 18g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 93kcal 56kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 49g 111g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.6 1.4 N/A
Net carbs 0g 2g N/A
Potassium 384mg 382mg 0%
Sodium 61mg 70mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 0.969mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.018mg 0%
Leucine 1.796mg 0%
Lysine 2.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.654mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.863mg 0%
Valine 1.139mg 0%
Histidine 0.651mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.69g 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.457g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.17g 0.099g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salmon
Salmon
2
22% 12% 65%
Protein: 22.1 g
Fats: 12.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.75 g
Other: 0.8 g
Snail
Snail
3
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 +37.3%
Contains more FatsFats +782.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +22.3%
Contains more OtherOther +62.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salmon
Salmon
2
22% 38% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.397 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.553 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 +1514.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1706.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.9%

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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. Salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175168/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.