Squid vs. Scup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between squid and scup

Squid has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, copper, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, scup has more vitamin B3.
Squid's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 158% more.
Squid has 16 times more iron than scup. Squid has 10.84mg of iron, while scup has 0.68mg.
Scup is lower in sodium.

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

Infographic

Infographic link

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

Scup

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%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-92.7%

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

Scup

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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