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Baby food vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between baby food and mussels

  • Baby food has more iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, fiber, and copper; however, mussels is richer in vitamin B12 and selenium.
  • Mussels covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 1000% more than baby food.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 9.9% 24% 252% 50% 73% 122% 48% 887% 489%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +170.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2121.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.1%
Contains more IronIron +606.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +245.9%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 45% 30% 0% 0% 75% 97% 56% 57% 23% 3000% 0% 57% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +712.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +546.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1057.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +89%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +491.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9000%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +76.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Mussels DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 24µg 1000%
Iron 47.5mg 6.72mg 510%
Manganese 6.8mg 296%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 3mg 198%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.3mg 178%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.42mg 177%
Selenium 25.9µg 89.6µg 116%
Calcium 733mg 33mg 70%
Fiber 7.5g 0g 30%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 25%
Protein 12.2g 23.8g 23%
Carbs 73.4g 7.39g 22%
Copper 0.334mg 0.149mg 21%
Cholesterol 0mg 56mg 19%
Sodium 3mg 369mg 16%
Magnesium 100mg 37mg 15%
Phosphorus 392mg 285mg 15%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 13.6mg 13%
Calories 379kcal 172kcal 10%
Vitamin A 1µg 91µg 10%
Folate 43µg 76µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.1mg 7%
Potassium 437mg 268mg 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 1.212g 3%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.95mg 2%
Zinc 2.4mg 2.67mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Fats 4.4g 4.48g 0%
Net carbs 65.9g 7.39g N/A
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Saturated fat 0.769g 0.85g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 1.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 1.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 1.036mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 1.676mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 1.779mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.537mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0.853mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 1.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0.457mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.276g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.506g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.044g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
24% 4% 7% 61% 3%
Protein: 23.8 g
Fats: 4.48 g
Carbs: 7.39 g
Water: 61.15 g
Other: 3.18 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +893.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +95.1%
Contains more WaterWater +812.7%
~equal in Fats ~4.48g
~equal in Other ~3.18g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
28% 33% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.212 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -9.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Mussels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174217/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.