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Octopus vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between octopus and cod?

  • Cod has less vitamin B12, iron, selenium, copper, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B5 than octopus.
  • Octopus's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 1456% higher.
  • Octopus has 21 times more copper than cod. Octopus has 0.739mg of copper, while cod has 0.036mg.
  • Cod contains less sodium.

We used Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat and Fish, cod, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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 43% 32% 56% 358% 246% 92% 120% 60% 6.1% 489%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 4.2% 22% 18% 12% 16% 59% 10% 2.6% 205%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +657.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +158.2%
Contains more IronIron +1846.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1952.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +479.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +102.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +135%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +138.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83%

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 27% 0% 30% 24% 14% 18% 71% 54% 150% 4500% 0.25% 18%
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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 3.3% 18% 4.7% 16% 22% 18% 47% 11% 65% 131% 0.25% 6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +542.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +129%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3328.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.4%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.079mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Octopus Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 36µg 1.05µg 1456%
Iron 9.54mg 0.49mg 113%
Selenium 89.6µg 37.6µg 95%
Copper 0.739mg 0.036mg 78%
Vitamin B6 0.648mg 0.283mg 28%
Zinc 3.36mg 0.58mg 25%
Phosphorus 279mg 138mg 20%
Sodium 460mg 78mg 17%
Protein 29.82g 22.83g 14%
Cholesterol 96mg 55mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.18mg 14%
Potassium 630mg 244mg 11%
Calcium 106mg 14mg 9%
Vitamin C 8mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin A 90µg 14µg 8%
Vitamin B3 3.78mg 2.513mg 8%
Vitamin D* 0 IU 46 IU 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Magnesium 60mg 42mg 4%
Folate 24µg 8µg 4%
Calories 164kcal 105kcal 3%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 0.81mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.088mg 3%
Fats 2.08g 0.86g 2%
Carbs 4.4g 0g 1%
Manganese 0.047mg 0.02mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.453g 0.168g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.324g 0.124g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.477g 0.292g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 18g 22g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 55kcal 46kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 61g 95g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.8 2.5 N/A
Net carbs 4.4g 0g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.079mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 81mg 83.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.334mg 0.256mg 0%
Threonine 1.283mg 1.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.298mg 1.052mg 0%
Leucine 2.099mg 1.856mg 0%
Lysine 2.228mg 2.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.673mg 0.676mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.069mg 0.891mg 0%
Valine 1.303mg 1.176mg 0%
Histidine 0.573mg 0.672mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.152g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.162g 0.154g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 2% 4% 61% 3%
Protein: 29.82 g
Fats: 2.08 g
Carbs: 4.4 g
Water: 60.5 g
Other: 3.2 g
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23% 76%
Protein: 22.83 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 75.92 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.6%
Contains more FatsFats +141.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +720.5%
Contains more WaterWater +25.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 26% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.453 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.324 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.477 g
Cod
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29% 21% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.168 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.292 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +161.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.9%

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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. Octopus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174249/nutrients
  2. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171956/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.