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Snails as food

Snails are eaten by humans in many areas such as Africa, Southeast Asia and Mediterranean Europe, while in other cultures, snails are seen as a taboo food. Borrowed from the French word for 'snail', the term escargot is what English speakers use to specifically denote edible land snails. Snails as a food date back to ancient times, with numerous cultures…

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Calcium
1% 10 mg
Carbohydrates
2
Copper
44% 0.4 mg
Dietary fibre
--
Energy
377 kJ (90 kcal)
Fat
1.4

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related to history · 41
Snails as food → According, Adriatic, Also, BCE, BP, Cantabrian Mountains, Capsian, Caribbean, Croatia, East Africa, Fernández-Armesto, Franchthi Cave, Greek Argolis, Helix, Iberomaurusian, In Historia, Iran, Iraq, Kermanshah, Levantina
Calcium · 1
Snails as food → 1% 10 mg
Carbohydrates · 1
Snails as food → 2
Copper · 1
Snails as food → 44% 0.4 mg
Dietary fibre · 1
Snails as food → --
Energy · 1
Snails as food → 377 kJ (90 kcal)
Fat · 1
Snails as food → 1.4
Iron · 1
Snails as food → 19% 3.5 mg
Magnesium · 1
Snails as food → 60% 250 mg
Minerals · 1
Snails as food → Quantity %DV†

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Snails as foodCalcium1% 10 mg1.00infobox
Snails as foodCarbohydrates21.00infobox
Snails as foodCopper44% 0.4 mg1.00infobox
Snails as foodDietary fibre--1.00infobox
Snails as foodEnergy377 kJ (90 kcal)1.00infobox
Snails as foodFat1.41.00infobox
Snails as foodIron19% 3.5 mg1.00infobox
Snails as foodMagnesium60% 250 mg1.00infobox
Snails as foodMineralsQuantity %DV†1.00infobox
Snails as foodNiacin (B3)9% 1.4 mg1.00infobox
Snails as foodOther constituentsQuantity1.00infobox
Snails as foodPhosphorus22% 272 mg1.00infobox
Snails as foodPotassium13% 382 mg1.00infobox
Snails as foodProtein16.11.00infobox
Snails as foodRiboflavin (B2)9% 0.12 mg1.00infobox
Snails as foodSelenium50% 27.4 μg1.00infobox
Snails as foodSodium3% 70 mg1.00infobox
Snails as foodSugars01.00infobox
Snails as foodThiamine (B1)1% 0.01 mg1.00infobox
Snails as foodVitamin A equiv.11% 100 μg1.00infobox
Snails as foodVitamin B1221% 0.5 μg1.00infobox
Snails as foodVitamin B68% 0.13 mg1.00infobox
Snails as foodVitamin C0% 0 mg1.00infobox
Snails as foodVitamin D0% 0 IU1.00infobox
Snails as foodVitamin E33% 5 mg1.00infobox
Snails as foodVitamin K0% 0.1 μg1.00infobox
Snails as foodVitaminsQuantity %DV†1.00infobox
Snails as foodVitamins and mineralsVitamins and minerals VitaminsQuantity %DV†Vitamin A equiv.11% 100 μgThiamine (B1)1% 0.01 mgRiboflavin (B2)9% 0.12 mgNiacin (B3)9% 1.4 mgVitamin B68% 0.13 mgVitamin B1221% 0.5 μ…1.00infobox
Snails as foodWater79.21.00infobox
Snails as foodZinc9% 1 mg1.00infobox

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