Snail vs. Scup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between snail and scup

Snail has more magnesium, copper, and iron, while scup has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
Snail covers your daily need for magnesium, 53% more than scup.
Snail contains 6 times more copper than scup. While snail contains 0.4mg of copper, scup contains only 0.065mg.
The amount of cholesterol in snail is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mollusks, snail, raw and Fish, scup, 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.

Snail

Scup

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+762.1%
Contains more IronIron	+414.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+515.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+61.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+410%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+70.8%

~equal in Potassium ~368mg

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.

Snail

Scup

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1170%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+256.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+166.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+224%
Contains more FolateFolate	+183.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~31µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.122mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Magnesium	250mg	29mg	53%
Vitamin B12	0.5µg	1.62µg	47%
Copper	0.4mg	0.065mg	37%
Iron	3.5mg	0.68mg	35%
Selenium	27.4µg	46.8µg	35%
Vitamin E	5mg		33%
Vitamin B3	1.4mg	4.994mg	22%
Vitamin B5		0.865mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.346mg	17%
Protein	16.1g	24.21g	16%
Choline	65mg		12%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.127mg	10%
Cholesterol	50mg	67mg	6%
Phosphorus	272mg	237mg	5%
Calcium	10mg	51mg	4%
Fats	1.4g	3.5g	3%
Zinc	1mg	0.62mg	3%
Folate	6µg	17µg	3%
Calories	90kcal	135kcal	2%
Manganese		0.045mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.361g		2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.252g		2%
Carbs	2g	0g	1%
Sodium	70mg	54mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.259g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	56kcal	56kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	111g	74g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4		N/A
Net carbs	2g	0g	N/A
Potassium	382mg	368mg	0%
Vitamin A	30µg	31µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.122mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan		0.271mg	0%
Threonine		1.061mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.115mg	0%
Leucine		1.967mg	0%
Lysine		2.223mg	0%
Methionine		0.716mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.945mg	0%
Valine		1.247mg	0%
Histidine		0.713mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.119g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.099g		N/A