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Clam vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are clam and mashed potato different?

  • Mashed potato contains less vitamin B12, selenium, copper, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin C, and zinc than clam.
  • Clam covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 4118% more than mashed potato.
  • Mashed potato contains less sodium.
  • Mashed potato has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mashed potato is 87, while the glycemic index of clam is 27.

Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Fast foods, potato, mashed types were used 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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +411.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +119.6%
Contains more IronIron +806.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1865.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1140.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +472.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +920.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.5%

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% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +297.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2740%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +210.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +141171.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +222.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.12mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clam Mashed potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 98.89µg 0.07µg 4118%
Selenium 64µg 0.8µg 115%
Copper 0.688mg 0.035mg 73%
Protein 25.55g 1.65g 48%
Phosphorus 338mg 59mg 40%
Manganese 1mg 0.098mg 39%
Sodium 1202mg 306mg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.426mg 0.015mg 32%
Iron 2.81mg 0.31mg 31%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 0mg 25%
Zinc 2.73mg 0.22mg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.354mg 1.08mg 14%
Vitamin A 171µg 43µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.015mg 11%
Potassium 628mg 286mg 10%
Calcium 92mg 18mg 7%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 5%
Folate 29µg 9µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 1.342g 5%
Calories 148kcal 89kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 3%
Carbs 5.13g 14.65g 3%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.188g 0.577g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.12mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 15mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.172g 0.72g 1%
Fats 1.95g 2.82g 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 13.35g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 0.105g N/A
Tryptophan 0.286mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.112mg 0%
Leucine 1.798mg 0%
Lysine 1.909mg 0%
Methionine 0.576mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.915mg 0%
Valine 1.116mg 0%
Histidine 0.49mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.138g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.146g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.104g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Clam
2
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
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1448.5%
Contains more OtherOther +196%
Contains more FatsFats +44.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +185.6%
Contains more WaterWater +25.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Clam
1
21% 19% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.188 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.172 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
22% 27% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.577 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.342 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +318.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +143.1%

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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. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/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.