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Clam vs. Pike — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are clam and pike different?

  • Clam is higher in iron and calcium; however, pike is richer in vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for pike is 21% higher.
  • Clam contains 3 times more calcium than pike. While clam contains 92mg of calcium, pike contains only 28mg.

Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Fish, pike, northern, liver (Alaska Native) are the varieties 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
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%
Pike
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 8.4% 0% 79% 0% 0% 177% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +228.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +33.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.9%

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%
Pike
2
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% 25% 162% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +49.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clam Pike DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 98.89µg 4120%
Selenium 64µg 116%
Copper 0.688mg 76%
Sodium 1202mg 52%
Manganese 1mg 43%
Zinc 2.73mg 25%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 25%
Cholesterol 67mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.426mg 0.7mg 21%
Vitamin A 171µg 19%
Protein 25.55g 16.6g 18%
Potassium 628mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 14%
Phosphorus 338mg 412mg 11%
Vitamin B3 3.354mg 5mg 10%
Iron 2.81mg 2.1mg 9%
Fats 1.95g 8g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 8%
Folate 29µg 7%
Calcium 92mg 28mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 4%
Magnesium 18mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.1mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.188g 1%
Calories 148kcal 156kcal 0%
Carbs 5.13g 4.3g 0%
Net carbs 5.13g 4.3g N/A
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
Pike
2
17% 8% 4% 70%
Protein: 16.6 g
Fats: 8 g
Carbs: 4.3 g
Water: 69.8 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +53.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.3%
Contains more OtherOther +186.9%
Contains more FatsFats +310.3%
~equal in Water ~69.8g

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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. Pike - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168021/nutrients

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

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