Squid (calamari)

as eaten · per 100 g: 44 kcal · 8.8 g protein · 0.0 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

a satiety booster

Exceptional fullness per calorie — but at only 44 kcal per 100 g, it can't fill you up on its own. Its power is making a meal bigger and more filling at almost no calorie cost; pair it with protein.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

80% of kcal

89% water

0 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

Nothing here converges the way engineered food does — no sugar, no savoury and no alcohol penalty.

How scores work

Per 100 g

Calories: 44
Protein: (80%); 9 g
Fat: (11%); 1 g
Carbohydrates: (9%); 1 g
of which sugar: 0 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sodium: 272 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Better in this aisle

Fish & seafood

Higher-scoring fish & seafood, ranked by fullness per calorie.

Compare Squid (calamari) with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-foundation #2747671 — listed by USDA as “Squid (calamari), frozen, tubes only”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.