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Clam vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between clam and milk

  • Milk contains less vitamin B12, selenium, copper, manganese, iron, phosphorus, vitamin C, and zinc than clam.
  • Clam's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 4101% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in milk is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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%
Milk
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +318.7%
Contains more IronIron +9266.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +6780%
Contains more ZincZinc +550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +255.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1839.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%

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%
Milk
4
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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +194.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +650%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3506.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +88.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +197.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +20940.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +480%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clam Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 98.89µg 0.47µg 4101%
Selenium 64µg 3.3µg 110%
Copper 0.688mg 0.01mg 75%
Sodium 1202mg 44mg 50%
Protein 25.55g 3.37g 44%
Manganese 1mg 0.003mg 43%
Iron 2.81mg 0.03mg 35%
Phosphorus 338mg 95mg 35%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 0mg 25%
Cholesterol 67mg 5mg 21%
Zinc 2.73mg 0.42mg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.354mg 0.093mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.426mg 0.185mg 19%
Potassium 628mg 150mg 14%
Vitamin A 171µg 58µg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.02mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.361mg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.037mg 6%
Folate 29µg 5µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Calories 148kcal 42kcal 5%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Calcium 92mg 125mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 0.035g 3%
Magnesium 18mg 11mg 2%
Fats 1.95g 0.97g 2%
Saturated fat 0.188g 0.633g 2%
Carbs 5.13g 4.99g 0%
Net carbs 5.13g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.172g 0.277g 0%
Tryptophan 0.286mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.112mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 1.798mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 1.909mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.576mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.915mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 1.116mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.49mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.138g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.146g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.104g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 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
Milk
1
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +658.2%
Contains more FatsFats +101%
Contains more OtherOther +397.3%
Contains more WaterWater +41.3%
~equal in Carbs ~4.99g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Clam
2
21% 19% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.188 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.172 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Milk
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1477.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +61%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/nutrients

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

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