Squid vs. Cockles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between squid and cockles?

Squid is higher in vitamin B2 and calcium; however, cockles are richer in iron and vitamin B3.
Squid's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 118% more.
Cockles contain 6 times less calcium than squid. Squid contains 180mg of calcium, while cockles contain 30mg.

We used Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) types in this article.

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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.

Squid

Cockles

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more IronIron

+49.4%

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.

Squid

Cockles

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+764.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+46.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	5.4µg		225%
Selenium	89.6µg		163%
Vitamin B2	1.729mg	0.2mg	118%
Copper	0.998mg		111%
Phosphorus	580mg		83%
Cholesterol	224mg		75%
Iron	10.84mg	16.2mg	67%
Protein	32.48g	13.5g	38%
Sodium	744mg		32%
Zinc	3.46mg		31%
Vitamin A	203µg		23%
Vitamin B6	0.27mg		21%
Potassium	637mg		19%
Vitamin B5	0.9mg		18%
Calcium	180mg	30mg	15%
Magnesium	60mg		14%
Vitamin C	8.5mg		9%
Manganese	0.209mg		9%
Vitamin B3	2.189mg	3.2mg	6%
Folate	24µg		6%
Calories	158kcal	79kcal	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.268g		2%
Fats	1.4g	0.7g	1%
Carbs	1.64g	4.7g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.017mg	0.01mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.236g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	59kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	127g	N/A
Net carbs	1.64g	4.7g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.162g		0%
Tryptophan	0.364mg		0%
Threonine	1.398mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.414mg		0%
Leucine	2.287mg		0%
Lysine	2.427mg		0%
Methionine	0.733mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.164mg		0%
Valine	1.419mg		0%
Histidine	0.624mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.078g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.132g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g		N/A