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Oysters vs. Snail — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are oysters and snail different?

  • Oysters is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, copper, iron, selenium, choline, and calcium; however, snail is richer in magnesium, vitamin E, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for oysters is 708% higher.
  • Oysters contains 79 times more zinc than snail. While oysters contains 78.6mg of zinc, snail contains only 1mg.

Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat and Mollusks, snail, raw are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 25% 35% 12% 345% 1902% 2144% 83% 22% 77% 215%
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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 CalciumCalcium +1060%
Contains more IronIron +163.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1326.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +7760%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +44.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +614.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +174.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.8%

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.
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% 8.7% 34% 9% 42% 35% 27% 14% 2188% 5% 11%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1900%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +113.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oysters Snail DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 17.5µg 0.5µg 708%
Zinc 78.6mg 1mg 705%
Copper 5.707mg 0.4mg 590%
Iron 9.21mg 3.5mg 71%
Magnesium 35mg 250mg 51%
Manganese 0.591mg 26%
Vitamin E 1.7mg 5mg 22%
Selenium 39.5µg 27.4µg 22%
Choline 130mg 65mg 12%
Calcium 116mg 10mg 11%
Phosphorus 194mg 272mg 11%
Cholesterol 79mg 50mg 10%
Protein 11.42g 16.1g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.447mg 9%
Potassium 139mg 382mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.12mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.13mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.056g 0.252g 5%
Sodium 166mg 70mg 4%
Fats 3.42g 1.4g 3%
Vitamin B3 1.85mg 1.4mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.948g 0.361g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 0.1µg 2%
Folate 14µg 6µg 2%
Calories 102kcal 90kcal 1%
Carbs 5.45g 2g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.506g 0.259g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 11g 18g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 89kcal 56kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 98g 111g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.6 1.4 N/A
Net carbs 5.45g 2g N/A
Vitamin D* 2 IU 0 IU 0%
Sugar 1.23g 0g N/A
Starch 0.9g 0%
Vitamin A 26µg 30µg 0%
Trans fat 0.068g N/A
Tryptophan 0.138mg 0%
Threonine 0.046mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.459mg 0%
Leucine 0.716mg 0%
Lysine 0.762mg 0%
Methionine 0.257mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.413mg 0%
Valine 0.523mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.353g 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.271g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.163g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.099g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.061g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 3% 5% 78%
Protein: 11.42 g
Fats: 3.42 g
Carbs: 5.45 g
Water: 78.19 g
Other: 1.52 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 FatsFats +144.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +172.5%
Contains more OtherOther +16.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +41%
~equal in Water ~79.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 20% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.948 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.506 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.056 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 +95.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +319%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.9%

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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. Oysters - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171980/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.