Cuttlefish: Nutrition Facts

Cuttlefish is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 149.1 kcal

Cuttlefish contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 224 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Cuttlefish — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Cuttlefish provides about 43.3% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 1.7% of the daily intake of fats and 0.5% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein32.5 g
43.3%
Fat1.4 g
1.7%
Carbs1.6 g
0.5%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Cuttlefish of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.2 mg
22.2%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C8.5 mg
9.4%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B21.7 mg
130.8%
Vitamine B32.2 mg
13.8%
Vitamine B40 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B50.9 mg
18.0%
Vitamine B60.3 mg
23.1%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Cuttlefish.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium180 mg
18.0%
Iron10.8 mg
108.0%
Magnesium60 mg
15.0%
Phosphorus580 mg
82.9%
Potassium637 mg
13.6%
Sodium744 mg
57.2%
Zinc3.5 mg
31.8%
Copper1 mg
111.1%
Manganese0.2 mg
8.7%
Selenium0.1 mg
181.8%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Cuttlefish.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan364 mg
4.5%
Threonine1.4 g
58.3%
Isoleucine1.4 g
70.7%
Leucine2.3 g
49.7%
Lysine2.4 g
59.2%
Methionine733 mg
40.7%
Cystine426 mg
23.7%
Phenylalanine1.2 g
26.5%
Tyrosine1.0 g
23.6%
Valine1.4 g
56.8%
Arginine2.4 g
38.9%
Histidine624 mg
29.7%
Alanine2.0 g
29.8%
Aspartic acid3.1 g
25.7%
Glutamic acid4.4 g
32.5%
Glycine2.0 g
58.1%
Proline1.3 g
29.4%
Serine1.5 g
17.5%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (2.287 g), isoleucine (1.414 g) and valine (1.419 g).
Cuttlefish contains 5.12 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (2.032 g), arginine (2.370 g) and methionine (0.733 g).
Cuttlefish contains 5.13 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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