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Clam vs. Ling fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between clam and ling fish?

  • Clam is higher in vitamin B12, copper, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin C, zinc, and vitamin B2; however, ling fish is richer in vitamin B6.
  • Clam's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 4093% more.
  • Ling fish has less sodium.
  • Ling fish has a lower glycemic index (0) than clam (27).

We used Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Fish, ling, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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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
8
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 13% 43% 31% 47% 27% 109% 23% 5% 255%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.2%
Contains more IronIron +238.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +387.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +173%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2531.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.6%

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
8
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%
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% 12% 0% 0% 32% 53% 53% 22% 81% 81% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +388.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +84.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +84.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +15113.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +219.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clam Ling fish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 98.89µg 0.65µg 4093%
Copper 0.688mg 0.141mg 61%
Sodium 1202mg 173mg 45%
Manganese 1mg 0.038mg 42%
Selenium 64µg 46.8µg 31%
Iron 2.81mg 0.83mg 25%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 0mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.351mg 19%
Zinc 2.73mg 1mg 16%
Vitamin A 171µg 35µg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.426mg 0.231mg 15%
Magnesium 18mg 81mg 15%
Phosphorus 338mg 254mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.369mg 6%
Calcium 92mg 44mg 5%
Cholesterol 67mg 51mg 5%
Folate 29µg 8µg 5%
Potassium 628mg 486mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 4%
Vitamin B3 3.354mg 2.801mg 3%
Calories 148kcal 111kcal 2%
Protein 25.55g 24.35g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.127mg 2%
Carbs 5.13g 0g 2%
Fats 1.95g 0.82g 2%
Saturated fat 0.188g 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.172g 0%
Tryptophan 0.286mg 0.273mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 1.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.112mg 1.122mg 0%
Leucine 1.798mg 1.979mg 0%
Lysine 1.909mg 2.236mg 0%
Methionine 0.576mg 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.915mg 0.95mg 0%
Valine 1.116mg 1.254mg 0%
Histidine 0.49mg 0.717mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.138g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.146g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.104g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Clam
4
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
24% 74%
Protein: 24.35 g
Fats: 0.82 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.88 g
Other: 0.95 g
Contains more FatsFats +137.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +292.6%
Contains more WaterWater +16.1%
~equal in Protein ~24.35g

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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. Ling fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174234/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.