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Clam vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are clam and soybean meal different?

  • Clam has more vitamin B12 and selenium; however, soybean meal is richer in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, potassium, and phosphorus.
  • Clam covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 4120% more than soybean meal.
  • Clam has 401 times more sodium than soybean meal. Clam has 1202mg of sodium, while soybean meal has 3mg.
  • Soybean meal has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of soybean meal is 68, while the glycemic index of clam is 27.

Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Soy meal, defatted, 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
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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 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1839.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +165.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +296.5%
Contains more IronIron +387.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +190.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +85.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +280%

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
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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 0% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +360.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +190.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +417.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +944.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clam Soybean meal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 98.89µg 0µg 4120%
Copper 0.688mg 2mg 146%
Iron 2.81mg 13.7mg 136%
Manganese 1mg 3.8mg 122%
Selenium 64µg 3.3µg 110%
Folate 29µg 303µg 69%
Magnesium 18mg 306mg 69%
Potassium 628mg 2490mg 55%
Phosphorus 338mg 701mg 52%
Sodium 1202mg 3mg 52%
Protein 25.55g 49.2g 47%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.691mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.569mg 35%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 1.976mg 26%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 0mg 25%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Zinc 2.73mg 5.06mg 21%
Vitamin A 171µg 2µg 19%
Calcium 92mg 244mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.426mg 0.251mg 13%
Carbs 5.13g 35.89g 10%
Calories 148kcal 337kcal 9%
Vitamin B3 3.354mg 2.587mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 1.045g 3%
Fats 1.95g 2.39g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.172g 0.409g 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 35.89g N/A
Saturated fat 0.188g 0.268g 0%
Tryptophan 0.286mg 0.653mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 1.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.112mg 2.18mg 0%
Leucine 1.798mg 3.66mg 0%
Lysine 1.909mg 2.991mg 0%
Methionine 0.576mg 0.606mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.915mg 2.346mg 0%
Valine 1.116mg 2.243mg 0%
Histidine 0.49mg 1.212mg 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
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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
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more WaterWater +817%
Contains more ProteinProtein +92.6%
Contains more FatsFats +22.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +599.6%
Contains more OtherOther +49.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Clam
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21% 19% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.188 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.172 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +137.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +89.3%

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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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/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.