Abalone vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between abalone and mussels

Abalone has more vitamin B5, while mussels has more vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, zinc, folate, and vitamin C.
Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 971% higher.
Mussels contains 3 times less vitamin B5 than abalone. Abalone contains 2.87mg of vitamin B5, while mussels contains 0.95mg.
The amount of cholesterol in mussels is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Mollusks, abalone, mixed species, cooked, fried and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Abalone

Mussels

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+51.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+53%

Contains more IronIron	+76.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+181.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+9614.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+73%

~equal in Potassium ~268mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Abalone

Mussels

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+202.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+655.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+223.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3378.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+442.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.69µg	24µg	971%
Manganese	0.07mg	6.8mg	293%
Selenium	51.8µg	89.6µg	69%
Vitamin B5	2.87mg	0.95mg	38%
Iron	3.8mg	6.72mg	37%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.42mg	22%
Zinc	0.95mg	2.67mg	16%
Folate	14µg	76µg	16%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	13.6mg	13%
Cholesterol	94mg	56mg	13%
Phosphorus	217mg	285mg	10%
Sodium	591mg	369mg	10%
Vitamin A	2µg	91µg	10%
Copper	0.228mg	0.149mg	9%
Protein	19.63g	23.8g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.22mg	0.3mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.9mg	3mg	7%
Magnesium	56mg	37mg	5%
Fats	6.78g	4.48g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.1mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.646g	0.85g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.741g	1.014g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.676g	1.212g	3%
Calories	189kcal	172kcal	1%
Carbs	11.05g	7.39g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	96kcal	72kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	11.05g	7.39g	N/A
Calcium	37mg	33mg	0%
Potassium	284mg	268mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.224mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	0.838mg	1.025mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.854mg	1.036mg	0%
Leucine	1.386mg	1.676mg	0%
Lysine	1.433mg	1.779mg	0%
Methionine	0.441mg	0.537mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.715mg	0.853mg	0%
Valine	0.86mg	1.04mg	0%
Histidine	0.378mg	0.457mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.054g	0.276g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.506g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.046g	0.044g	N/A