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Octopus Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 156

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 2g %3

Saturated Fat 0g %2

Trans Fat ~g

Cholesterol 96mg %0

Sodium 460mg %30

Total Carbohydrate 4g %1

Dietary Fiber 0g %0

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 30g

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Calcium 106.0mg %8

Iron 9.5mg %53

Potassium 630mg %16

Phosphorus 279.0mg %27

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in octopus

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Vitamin K 0.1µg %0

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.1mg %5

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.1mg %6

Vitamin E 1.2mg %8

Vitamin C 8.0mg %9

Vitamin A 300.0IU %10

Choline, total 81.0mg %15

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.9mg %18

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 3.8mg %24

Vitamin B6 0.6mg %50

Vitamin B12 36.0µg %1500

Minerals in octopus

Manganese 0.0mg %2

Calcium 106.0mg %8

Magnesium 60.0mg %14

Potassium 630.0mg %17

Zinc 3.4mg %24

Phosphorus 279.0mg %28

Sodium 460.0mg %31

Iron 9.5mg %53

Copper 0.7mg %82

Selenium 89.6µg %163

Amino Acids in octopus

Valine 1.3g %67

Leucine 2.1g %72

Histidine 0.6g %76

Methionine 0.7g %86

Isoleucine 1.3g %87

Lysine 2.2g %99

Tyrosine 1.0g %102

Tryptophan 0.3g %111

Phenylalanine 1.1g %114

Threonine 1.3g %114

Cystine 0.4g %127

Fatty Acids in octopus

DPA 0.01g %8

Omega-3 0.33g %20

EPA 0.15g %51

DHA 0.16g %81

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of octopus is 0.0/100 which makes it a low quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Octopus has a complete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Valine 39 43
Leucine 59 70
Histidine 15 19
Isoleucine 30 43
Lysine 45 74
Tryptophan 6 11
Threonine 23 43
Met+Cys 22 35
Phe+Tyr 30 67

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in octopus is 7.8 which makes it a high P:E food.

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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of octopus is 1.6 which makes it a medium energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in octopus as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for octopus is 39/100 good).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for octopus

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 0.06 <4
Zinc:Copper 4.55 <12
Potassium:Sodium 1.37 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 1.77 <2
Iron:Copper 12.86 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.38 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 69%

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This food is insulinogenic with high insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

65% of insulinogenic calories

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