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Octopus vs. Drum fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between octopus and drum fish

  • Octopus has more vitamin B12, selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B6, zinc, and potassium; however, drum fish is higher in manganese and vitamin B2.
  • Octopus covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 1404% more than drum fish.
  • Drum fish contains 8 times less iron than octopus. Octopus contains 9.54mg of iron, while drum fish contains 1.15mg.
  • Drum fish has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat and Fish, drum, freshwater, cooked, dry heat.

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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 27% 23% 31% 43% 99% 23% 99% 13% 117% 88%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78.5%
Contains more IronIron +729.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +148.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +295.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +453.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1808.5%

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 3.3% 0% 20% 0% 20% 48% 54% 52% 80% 289% 0% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1458.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Octopus Drum fish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 36µg 2.31µg 1404%
Selenium 89.6µg 16.2µg 133%
Iron 9.54mg 1.15mg 105%
Copper 0.739mg 0.297mg 49%
Manganese 0.047mg 0.897mg 37%
Zinc 3.36mg 0.85mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.648mg 0.346mg 23%
Sodium 460mg 96mg 16%
Protein 29.82g 22.49g 15%
Choline 81mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.207mg 10%
Vitamin C 8mg 1mg 8%
Potassium 630mg 353mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 8%
Fats 2.08g 6.32g 7%
Phosphorus 279mg 231mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.477g 1.479g 7%
Vitamin B3 3.78mg 2.862mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.324g 2.807g 6%
Cholesterol 96mg 82mg 5%
Magnesium 60mg 38mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.453g 1.434g 4%
Calcium 106mg 77mg 3%
Vitamin A 90µg 59µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.081mg 2%
Folate 24µg 17µg 2%
Calories 164kcal 153kcal 1%
Carbs 4.4g 0g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.865mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 18g 15g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 55kcal 68kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 61g 65g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.8 3 N/A
Net carbs 4.4g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.334mg 0.252mg 0%
Threonine 1.283mg 0.986mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.298mg 1.036mg 0%
Leucine 2.099mg 1.828mg 0%
Lysine 2.228mg 2.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.673mg 0.666mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.069mg 0.878mg 0%
Valine 1.303mg 1.159mg 0%
Histidine 0.573mg 0.662mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.152g 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.162g 0.368g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 0.185g 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
22% 6% 71%
Protein: 22.49 g
Fats: 6.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 70.94 g
Other: 0.25 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1180%
Contains more FatsFats +203.8%
Contains more WaterWater +17.3%

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
25% 49% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.434 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.807 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.479 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +766.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +210.1%

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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. Drum fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171993/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.