Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of snail, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of a snail. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Snail: nutritional value & information

Snail: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 8% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 77% comes from proteins
  • The 13% comes from fat

Snail: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 90
% DV
Total Fat 1.4g 2 %
   Saturated Fat 0.4g 2 %
Cholesterol 50mg 17 %
Sodium 70mg 3 %
Total Carbohydrate 2g 1 %
   Dietary Fiber 0g 0 %
   Sugar 0g
Proteins 16g 32 %
Vitamin A 2 % Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 1 % Iron 19 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Snail: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Choline65.0 mg
    Folate6.00 mcg
Niacin1.400 mg7 %
Riboflavin0.120 mg7 %
Thiamin0.010 mg1 %
Vitamin B120.50 mcg8 %
Vitamin B60.130 mg6 %
Vitamin C0.0 mg0 %
Vitamin E5.00 mg17 %
    Tocopherol, alpha5.00 mg
Vitamin K0.1 mcg0 %

Snail: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins16.10 g32 %

Snail: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Copper, Cu0.400 mg20 %
Iron, Fe3.50 mg19 %
Phosphorus, P272.00 mg27 %
Potassium, K382.00 mg8 %
Selenium, Se27.4 mcg39 %
Zinc, Zn1.00 mg7 %

Snail: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat1.40 g2 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.361 g2 %
    Hexadecanoic acid0.249 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.051 g
    Tetradecanoic acid0.056 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.259 g
    Hexadecenoic acid0.048 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.211 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.252 g
    Docosapentaenoic n-3 acid0.099 g
    Eicosapentaenoic n-3 acid0.119 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.017 g
    Octadecatetraenoic acid0.015 g

Snail: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate2.00 g1 %

Snail: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

This food does not contain any STEROLS.

Snail: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash1.30 g
Water79.20 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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