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Clam vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between clam and beer

  • Beer has less vitamin B12, selenium, copper, phosphorus, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin C.
  • Clam's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 4120% more.
  • Beer is lower in sodium.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index than clam.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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.
Clam
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 28% 55% 105% 229% 74% 145% 157% 130% 349%
Beer
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2225.9%
Contains more IronIron +13950%
Contains more CopperCopper +13660%
Contains more ZincZinc +27200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2314.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +10566.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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.
Clam
9
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 74% 57% 0% 0% 38% 98% 63% 41% 25% 12361% 0% 22% 0%
Beer
1
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1604%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +553.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1558.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +494350%
Contains more FolateFolate +383.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clam Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 98.89µg 0.02µg 4120%
Selenium 64µg 0.6µg 115%
Copper 0.688mg 0.005mg 76%
Sodium 1202mg 4mg 52%
Protein 25.55g 0.46g 50%
Phosphorus 338mg 14mg 46%
Manganese 1mg 0.008mg 43%
Iron 2.81mg 0.02mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.426mg 0.025mg 31%
Zinc 2.73mg 0.01mg 25%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 0mg 25%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin A 171µg 0µg 19%
Potassium 628mg 27mg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.354mg 0.513mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.041mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.005mg 12%
Calcium 92mg 4mg 9%
Folate 29µg 6µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.046mg 5%
Calories 148kcal 43kcal 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 0g 4%
Magnesium 18mg 6mg 3%
Fats 1.95g 0g 3%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Carbs 5.13g 3.55g 1%
Saturated fat 0.188g 0g 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 3.55g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.172g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.286mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.112mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.798mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 1.909mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.576mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.915mg 0mg 0%
Valine 1.116mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.49mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.138g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.146g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.104g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Clam
3
26% 2% 5% 64% 4%
Protein: 25.55 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 5.13 g
Water: 63.64 g
Other: 3.73 g
Beer
2
4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5454.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44.5%
Contains more WaterWater +44.5%
~equal in Other ~4.03g

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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. Clam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171975/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.