Scup vs. Squid — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between scup and squid

Scup has more vitamin B3; however, squid has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, copper, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc.
Squid's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 158% more.
Scup has 2 times more vitamin B3 than squid. Scup has 4.994mg of vitamin B3, while squid has 2.189mg.
Scup is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, scup, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, cooked, moist 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.

Scup

Squid

Contains less SodiumSodium

-92.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+106.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+252.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+73.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1494.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1435.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+458.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+144.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+364.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.5%

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.

Scup

Squid

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+647.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+128.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+554.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1317.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.9mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.62µg	5.4µg	158%
Iron	0.68mg	10.84mg	127%
Vitamin B2	0.122mg	1.729mg	124%
Copper	0.065mg	0.998mg	104%
Selenium	46.8µg	89.6µg	78%
Cholesterol	67mg	224mg	52%
Phosphorus	237mg	580mg	49%
Sodium	54mg	744mg	30%
Zinc	0.62mg	3.46mg	26%
Vitamin A	31µg	203µg	19%
Vitamin B3	4.994mg	2.189mg	18%
Protein	24.21g	32.48g	17%
Calcium	51mg	180mg	13%
Vitamin C	0mg	8.5mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.127mg	0.017mg	9%
Potassium	368mg	637mg	8%
Magnesium	29mg	60mg	7%
Manganese	0.045mg	0.209mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.27mg	6%
Fats	3.5g	1.4g	3%
Folate	17µg	24µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.268g	2%
Calories	135kcal	158kcal	1%
Carbs	0g	1.64g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.9mg	1%
Saturated fat		0.236g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	56kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	63g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.64g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat		0.162g	0%
Tryptophan	0.271mg	0.364mg	0%
Threonine	1.061mg	1.398mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.115mg	1.414mg	0%
Leucine	1.967mg	2.287mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	2.427mg	0%
Methionine	0.716mg	0.733mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.945mg	1.164mg	0%
Valine	1.247mg	1.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.713mg	0.624mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.078g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.132g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.012g	N/A