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Clam vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between clam and Mexican tea

  • Clam has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin C; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, and magnesium.
  • Clam covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 4120% more than Mexican tea.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Epazote, raw.

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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
5
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 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +49.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +262.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +148.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +293%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7011.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +572.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +198.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +209.8%
~equal in Potassium ~633mg

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
7
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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +513.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +435.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +424.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +279.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +641.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clam Mexican tea DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 98.89µg 0µg 4120%
Selenium 64µg 0.9µg 115%
Manganese 1mg 3.098mg 91%
Copper 0.688mg 0.19mg 55%
Sodium 1202mg 43mg 50%
Protein 25.55g 0.33g 50%
Folate 29µg 215µg 47%
Phosphorus 338mg 86mg 36%
Magnesium 18mg 121mg 25%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 3.6mg 21%
Vitamin A 171µg 3µg 19%
Calcium 92mg 275mg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.354mg 0.639mg 17%
Zinc 2.73mg 1.1mg 15%
Fiber 0g 3.8g 15%
Iron 2.81mg 1.88mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.028mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.179mg 10%
Calories 148kcal 32kcal 6%
Vitamin B2 0.426mg 0.348mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.152mg 3%
Fats 1.95g 0.52g 2%
Carbs 5.13g 7.44g 1%
Saturated fat 0.188g 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 3.64g N/A
Potassium 628mg 633mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.172g 0%
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%
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
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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +7642.4%
Contains more FatsFats +275%
Contains more OtherOther +49.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45%
Contains more WaterWater +40.2%

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/nutrients

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

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