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Clam vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between clam and teff

  • Clam has more selenium, while teff has more manganese, iron, magnesium, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 358% higher.
  • Teff contains 100 times less sodium than clam. Clam contains 1202mg of sodium, while teff contains 12mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat and Teff, uncooked.

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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
2
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%
Teff
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1354.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +922.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +95.7%
Contains more IronIron +171.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +33%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +824%

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
5
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%
Teff
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 0% 0% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +338.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.363mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clam Teff DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 98.89µg 4120%
Manganese 1mg 9.24mg 358%
Selenium 64µg 4.4µg 108%
Iron 2.81mg 7.63mg 60%
Sodium 1202mg 12mg 52%
Magnesium 18mg 184mg 40%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.482mg 29%
Protein 25.55g 13.3g 25%
Vitamin C 22.1mg 25%
Carbs 5.13g 73.13g 23%
Cholesterol 67mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.39mg 20%
Vitamin A 171µg 0µg 19%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Copper 0.688mg 0.81mg 14%
Phosphorus 338mg 429mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.426mg 0.27mg 12%
Calories 148kcal 367kcal 11%
Calcium 92mg 180mg 9%
Zinc 2.73mg 3.63mg 8%
Folate 29µg 7%
Potassium 628mg 427mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.942mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 1.071g 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Fats 1.95g 2.38g 1%
Saturated fat 0.188g 0.449g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.172g 0.589g 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 1.84g N/A
Vitamin B3 3.354mg 3.363mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.286mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.112mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.798mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 1.909mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.576mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.915mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 1.116mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.49mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.138g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.146g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g 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
Teff
2
13% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 13.3 g
Fats: 2.38 g
Carbs: 73.13 g
Water: 8.82 g
Other: 2.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +92.1%
Contains more WaterWater +621.5%
Contains more OtherOther +57.4%
Contains more FatsFats +22.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1325.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Clam
1
21% 19% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.188 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.172 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Teff
2
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +242.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94%

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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169747/nutrients

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

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