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Cockles vs. Avocado — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cockles and avocadoes

  • Cockles are higher than avocadoes in iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Cockles cover your daily iron needs 196% more than avocadoes.
  • Cockles contain 2 times more vitamin B3 than avocadoes. While cockles contain 3.2mg of vitamin B3, avocadoes contain only 1.738mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) and Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 9% 0% 608% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more IronIron +2845.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
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% 2.5% 46% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 33% 2.3% 41% 0% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61% 7.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +570%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cockles Avocado DV% diff.
Iron 16.2mg 0.55mg 196%
Vitamin B5 1.389mg 28%
Fiber 6.7g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 24%
Protein 13.5g 2g 23%
Fats 0.7g 14.66g 21%
Copper 0.19mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.257mg 20%
Folate 81µg 20%
Vitamin K 21µg 18%
Potassium 485mg 14%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 12%
Vitamin C 10mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.126g 10%
Vitamin B3 3.2mg 1.738mg 9%
Magnesium 29mg 7%
Phosphorus 52mg 7%
Zinc 0.64mg 6%
Manganese 0.142mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.13mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.067mg 5%
Calories 79kcal 160kcal 4%
Choline 14.2mg 3%
Calcium 30mg 12mg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Carbs 4.7g 8.53g 1%
Net carbs 4.7g 1.83g N/A
Sugar 0.66g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 5% 79% 2%
Protein: 13.5 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 4.7 g
Water: 78.8 g
Other: 2.3 g
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +575%
Contains more OtherOther +45.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1994.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +81.5%
~equal in Water ~73.23g

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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. Cockles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169803/nutrients
  2. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/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.