How many calories are in a giant squid?
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The elusive giant squid, an icon of deep-sea mystery, is not a food source for humans, and it is its smaller relatives that we consume for their low-calorie profile. The giant squid's tissues contain a high concentration of ammonium chloride, a compound used for buoyancy, which makes the meat taste unpleasantly of ammonia. Therefore, questions about how many calories are in a giant squid are purely hypothetical.
