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Clam vs. Bran — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between clam and bran

  • Bran has less vitamin B12, selenium, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin C, iron, and vitamin B3 than clam.
  • Clam covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 4120% more than bran.
  • Bran has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of bran is higher.

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

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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
7
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%
Bran
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 3% 8.1% 33% 22% 14% 51% 0.13% 126% 42%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +820%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +582.6%
Contains more IronIron +219.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +942.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +415.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +184%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +731.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +122.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
~equal in Manganese ~0.964mg

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%
Bran
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% 0% 0% 0% 40% 7.8% 2.7% 13% 5.8% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1152.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2229.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +213.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +383.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.16mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clam Bran DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 98.89µg 0µg 4120%
Selenium 64µg 7.7µg 102%
Copper 0.688mg 0.066mg 69%
Sodium 1202mg 1mg 52%
Protein 25.55g 3.21g 45%
Phosphorus 338mg 119mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.426mg 0.034mg 30%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 0mg 25%
Iron 2.81mg 0.88mg 24%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Zinc 2.73mg 0.53mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.354mg 0.144mg 20%
Vitamin A 171µg 0µg 19%
Potassium 628mg 92mg 16%
Fiber 0g 2.6g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.217mg 9%
Calcium 92mg 10mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.025mg 7%
Folate 29µg 6µg 6%
Calories 148kcal 40kcal 5%
Magnesium 18mg 40mg 5%
Manganese 1mg 0.964mg 2%
Carbs 5.13g 11.44g 2%
Fats 1.95g 0.86g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.16mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 0.339g 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 8.84g N/A
Saturated fat 0.188g 0.163g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.172g 0.291g 0%
Tryptophan 0.286mg 0.057mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.112mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 1.798mg 0.235mg 0%
Lysine 1.909mg 0.13mg 0%
Methionine 0.576mg 0.057mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.915mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 1.116mg 0.165mg 0%
Histidine 0.49mg 0.07mg 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
Bran
2
3% 11% 84%
Protein: 3.21 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 11.44 g
Water: 84 g
Other: 0.49 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +696%
Contains more FatsFats +126.7%
Contains more OtherOther +661.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +123%
Contains more WaterWater +32%

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
Bran
2
21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.163 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.291 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.339 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +62.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +69.2%

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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. Bran - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168873/nutrients

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

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