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Octopus vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between octopus and crayfish?

  • Octopus is richer in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B3, yet crayfish is richer in manganese.
  • Octopus's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 1410% higher.
  • Octopus has 11 times more iron than crayfish. Octopus has 9.54mg of iron, while crayfish has 0.83mg.
  • Crayfish contains less sodium.

We used Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 18% 26% 31% 228% 48% 116% 12% 68% 200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +112.8%
Contains more IronIron +1049.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +90.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +144.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1010.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.685mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~270mg

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%
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% 0% 5% 30% 13% 20% 43% 35% 18% 269% 0.25% 33%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +788.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +752.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1574.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Octopus Crayfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 36µg 2.15µg 1410%
Iron 9.54mg 0.83mg 109%
Selenium 89.6µg 36.7µg 96%
Vitamin B6 0.648mg 0.076mg 44%
Protein 29.82g 16.77g 26%
Manganese 0.047mg 0.522mg 21%
Sodium 460mg 94mg 16%
Zinc 3.36mg 1.76mg 15%
Cholesterol 96mg 133mg 12%
Potassium 630mg 296mg 10%
Vitamin B3 3.78mg 2.28mg 9%
Vitamin C 8mg 0.9mg 8%
Vitamin A 90µg 15µg 8%
Magnesium 60mg 33mg 6%
Copper 0.739mg 0.685mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.58mg 6%
Calcium 106mg 60mg 5%
Folate 24µg 44µg 5%
Calories 164kcal 82kcal 4%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 1.5mg 2%
Fats 2.08g 1.2g 1%
Carbs 4.4g 0g 1%
Phosphorus 279mg 270mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.085mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.453g 0.181g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.477g 0.367g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 18g 20g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 55kcal 49kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 61g 122g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.8 3.4 N/A
Net carbs 4.4g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 81mg 80.9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.324g 0.244g 0%
Tryptophan 0.334mg 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 1.283mg 0.676mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.298mg 0.811mg 0%
Leucine 2.099mg 1.329mg 0%
Lysine 2.228mg 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.673mg 0.472mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.069mg 0.706mg 0%
Valine 1.303mg 0.786mg 0%
Histidine 0.573mg 0.341mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.152g 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.162g 0.047g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 0g 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
17% 79% 3%
Protein: 16.77 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.37 g
Other: 2.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +77.8%
Contains more FatsFats +73.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +20.3%
Contains more WaterWater +31.2%

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
23% 31% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.181 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.244 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60%

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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. Crayfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174207/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.