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): 77.8 kcal

Octopus contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 48 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Octopus — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Octopus provides about 19.9% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 1.2% of the daily intake of fats and 0.7% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein14.9 g
19.9%
Fat1.0 g
1.2%
Carbs2.2 g
0.7%

Vitamins

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

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
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 C5 mg
5.6%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B32.1 mg
13.1%
Vitamine B465 mg
13.0%
Vitamine B50.5 mg
10.0%
Vitamine B60.4 mg
30.8%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Octopus.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium53 mg
5.3%
Iron5.3 mg
53.0%
Magnesium30 mg
7.5%
Phosphorus186 mg
26.6%
Potassium350 mg
7.4%
Sodium230 mg
17.7%
Zinc1.7 mg
15.5%
Copper0.4 mg
44.4%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Octopus.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan167 mg
2.1%
Threonine642 mg
26.8%
Isoleucine649 mg
32.5%
Leucine1.0 g
22.8%
Lysine1.1 g
27.2%
Methionine336 mg
18.7%
Cystine196 mg
10.9%
Phenylalanine534 mg
12.1%
Tyrosine477 mg
10.8%
Valine651 mg
26.0%
Arginine1.1 g
17.8%
Histidine286 mg
13.6%
Alanine902 mg
13.7%
Aspartic acid1.4 g
11.8%
Glutamic acid2.0 g
14.9%
Glycine933 mg
26.7%
Proline608 mg
13.5%
Serine668 mg
8.0%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.049 g), isoleucine (0.649 g) and valine (0.651 g).
Octopus contains 2.35 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.933 g), arginine (1.088 g) and methionine (0.336 g).
Octopus contains 2.36 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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