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Octopus vs. Snail — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between octopus and snail

  • Octopus is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, copper, and zinc, while snail is higher in magnesium and vitamin E.
  • Octopus covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 1479% more than snail.
  • Octopus has 7 times more sodium than snail. Octopus has 460mg of sodium, while snail has 70mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat and Mollusks, snail, raw.

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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 179% 3% 34% 131% 133% 27% 117% 9.1% 0% 149%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +960%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.9%
Contains more IronIron +172.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +84.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +236%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +227%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +316.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.8%
~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.
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 0% 0% 10% 100% 2.5% 28% 26% 0% 30% 63% 0.25% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +470%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +398.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +7100%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Octopus Snail DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 36µg 0.5µg 1479%
Selenium 89.6µg 27.4µg 113%
Iron 9.54mg 3.5mg 76%
Magnesium 60mg 250mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.648mg 0.13mg 40%
Copper 0.739mg 0.4mg 38%
Protein 29.82g 16.1g 27%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 5mg 25%
Zinc 3.36mg 1mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 18%
Sodium 460mg 70mg 17%
Cholesterol 96mg 50mg 15%
Vitamin B3 3.78mg 1.4mg 15%
Calcium 106mg 10mg 10%
Vitamin C 8mg 0mg 9%
Potassium 630mg 382mg 7%
Vitamin A 90µg 30µg 7%
Folate 24µg 6µg 5%
Calories 164kcal 90kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.12mg 3%
Choline 81mg 65mg 3%
Manganese 0.047mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.477g 0.252g 2%
Fats 2.08g 1.4g 1%
Carbs 4.4g 2g 1%
Phosphorus 279mg 272mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 18g 18g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 55kcal 56kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 61g 111g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.8 1.4 N/A
Net carbs 4.4g 2g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.453g 0.361g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.324g 0.259g 0%
Tryptophan 0.334mg 0%
Threonine 1.283mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.298mg 0%
Leucine 2.099mg 0%
Lysine 2.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.673mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.069mg 0%
Valine 1.303mg 0%
Histidine 0.573mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.152g 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.162g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 0.099g 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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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 +85.2%
Contains more FatsFats +48.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +120%
Contains more OtherOther +146.2%
Contains more WaterWater +30.9%

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
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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 +25.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +89.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.3%

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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. 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.