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Clam vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are clam and sweet and sour different?

  • Clam has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin B3 than sweet and sour.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for clam is 4120% higher.
  • Clam has a lower glycemic index (27) than sweet and sour (70).

Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve 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
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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +820%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +534.3%
Contains more IronIron +1238.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +770.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +2933.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4728.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +15900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.1%

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
9
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +154%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2142.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1693.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +631.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +107.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clam Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 98.89µg 0µg 4120%
Selenium 64µg 0.4µg 116%
Copper 0.688mg 0.079mg 68%
Protein 25.55g 0.27g 51%
Phosphorus 338mg 7mg 47%
Sodium 1202mg 371mg 36%
Iron 2.81mg 0.21mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.426mg 0.019mg 31%
Zinc 2.73mg 0.09mg 24%
Cholesterol 67mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.354mg 0.187mg 20%
Vitamin A 171µg 1µg 19%
Potassium 628mg 99mg 16%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 8.7mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.093mg 12%
Carbs 5.13g 38.22g 11%
Manganese 1mg 0.761mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.048mg 9%
Calcium 92mg 10mg 8%
Folate 29µg 8µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.053mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 0g 4%
Fats 1.95g 0.02g 3%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.188g 0g 1%
Calories 148kcal 150kcal 0%
Net carbs 5.13g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 18.75g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Choline 2.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.172g 0g 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 - 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +9363%
Contains more FatsFats +9650%
Contains more OtherOther +205.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +645%
~equal in Water ~60.27g

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.