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Clam vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between clam and pimiento

  • Clam has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B2, and zinc; however, pimiento has more vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Clam's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 4120% more.
  • Clam has 320 times more selenium than pimiento. Clam has 64µg of selenium, while pimiento has 0.2µg.
  • Pimiento is lower in sodium.
  • Pimiento has a higher glycemic index than clam.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Pimento, canned.

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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
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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +297.5%
Contains more IronIron +67.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1304.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1336.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1888.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +987%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +31900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%

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
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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +782.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +610%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +445.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +6700%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +284.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clam Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 98.89µg 0µg 4120%
Selenium 64µg 0.2µg 116%
Copper 0.688mg 0.049mg 71%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 84.9mg 70%
Sodium 1202mg 14mg 52%
Protein 25.55g 1.1g 49%
Phosphorus 338mg 17mg 46%
Manganese 1mg 0.092mg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.426mg 0.06mg 28%
Zinc 2.73mg 0.19mg 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.354mg 0.615mg 17%
Potassium 628mg 158mg 14%
Iron 2.81mg 1.68mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.01mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.017mg 11%
Calcium 92mg 6mg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.9g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.215mg 8%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 7%
Folate 29µg 6µg 6%
Calories 148kcal 23kcal 6%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Vitamin A 171µg 133µg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 6mg 3%
Fats 1.95g 0.3g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 0.161g 3%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.188g 0.045g 1%
Carbs 5.13g 5.1g 0%
Net carbs 5.13g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 2.71g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.172g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.286mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.112mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 1.798mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 1.909mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.576mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.915mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 1.116mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.49mg 0.022mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.138g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.146g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.104g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Clam
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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2222.7%
Contains more FatsFats +550%
Contains more OtherOther +832.5%
Contains more WaterWater +46.3%
~equal in Carbs ~5.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Clam
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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +760%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +242.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.1%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.