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Clam vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are clam and jalapeño different?

  • Clam has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, phosphorus, manganese, iron, and vitamin B2; however, jalapeño is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Clam covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 4120% more than jalapeño.
  • Clam has 401 times more sodium than jalapeño. Clam has 1202mg of sodium, while jalapeño has 3mg.

Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Peppers, jalapeno, raw 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% 3.6% 22% 9.4% 15% 3.8% 11% 0.39% 13% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +666.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.2%
Contains more IronIron +1024%
Contains more CopperCopper +1395.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1850%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +930.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +15900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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
6
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 395% 18% 72% 0% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +508.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +162%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +436.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +280.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~27µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clam Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 98.89µg 0µg 4120%
Selenium 64µg 0.4µg 116%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 118.6mg 107%
Copper 0.688mg 0.046mg 71%
Sodium 1202mg 3mg 52%
Protein 25.55g 0.91g 49%
Phosphorus 338mg 26mg 45%
Manganese 1mg 0.097mg 39%
Iron 2.81mg 0.25mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.426mg 0.07mg 27%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.419mg 24%
Zinc 2.73mg 0.14mg 24%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 15%
Vitamin A 171µg 54µg 13%
Vitamin B3 3.354mg 1.28mg 13%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Potassium 628mg 248mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.04mg 9%
Calcium 92mg 12mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.315mg 7%
Calories 148kcal 29kcal 6%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 0.112g 3%
Fats 1.95g 0.37g 2%
Folate 29µg 27µg 1%
Choline 7.5mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 15mg 1%
Carbs 5.13g 6.5g 0%
Net carbs 5.13g 3.7g N/A
Sugar 4.12g N/A
Saturated fat 0.188g 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.172g 0.029g 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 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.146g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.104g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g 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% 92%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2707.7%
Contains more FatsFats +427%
Contains more OtherOther +603.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.7%
Contains more WaterWater +44.1%

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
39% 12% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.112 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +493.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +392.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.1%

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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. Jalapeño - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168576/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.