Octopus: Nutrition Facts

Octopus 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): 155.6 kcal

Octopus contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 96 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Octopus — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Octopus provides about 39.8% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 2.5% of the daily intake of fats and 1.4% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein29.8 g
39.8%
Fat2.1 g
2.5%
Carbs4.4 g
1.4%

Vitamins

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

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.1 mg
11.1%
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 E1.2 mg
8.2%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C8 mg
8.9%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B33.8 mg
23.8%
Vitamine B481 mg
16.2%
Vitamine B50.9 mg
18.0%
Vitamine B60.6 mg
46.2%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Octopus.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium106 mg
10.6%
Iron9.5 mg
95.0%
Magnesium60 mg
15.0%
Phosphorus279 mg
39.9%
Potassium630 mg
13.4%
Sodium460 mg
35.4%
Zinc3.4 mg
30.9%
Copper0.7 mg
77.8%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0.1 mg
181.8%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Octopus.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan334 mg
4.2%
Threonine1.3 g
53.5%
Isoleucine1.3 g
64.9%
Leucine2.1 g
45.6%
Lysine2.2 g
54.3%
Methionine673 mg
37.4%
Cystine391 mg
21.7%
Phenylalanine1.1 g
24.3%
Tyrosine954 mg
21.7%
Valine1.3 g
52.1%
Arginine2.2 g
35.7%
Histidine573 mg
27.3%
Alanine1.8 g
27.3%
Aspartic acid2.9 g
23.6%
Glutamic acid4.1 g
29.8%
Glycine1.9 g
53.3%
Proline1.2 g
27.0%
Serine1.3 g
16.1%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (2.099 g), isoleucine (1.298 g) and valine (1.303 g).
Octopus contains 4.70 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.866 g), arginine (2.176 g) and methionine (0.673 g).
Octopus contains 4.71 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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