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Fish sticks vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fish sticks and mussels

  • Fish sticks have less vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin C, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 960% more.
  • Fish sticks have 4 times more saturated fat than mussels. Fish sticks have 3.733g of saturated fat, while mussels has 0.85g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, fish sticks, frozen, prepared and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat.

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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 18% 4.8% 16% 32% 20% 11% 82% 52% 24% 86%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 9.9% 24% 252% 50% 73% 122% 48% 887% 489%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +48%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.9%
Contains more IronIron +700%
Contains more CopperCopper +152.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +535.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +49.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3636.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +470.7%
~equal in Sodium ~369mg

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% 1.3% 138% 0% 31% 27% 29% 16% 18% 120% 12% 18% 23%
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 45% 30% 0% 0% 75% 97% 56% 57% 23% 3000% 0% 57% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2175%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +145.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +262.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +95.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +249.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2400%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sticks Mussels DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.96µg 24µg 960%
Manganese 0.182mg 6.8mg 288%
Selenium 15.7µg 89.6µg 134%
Iron 0.84mg 6.72mg 74%
Vitamin E 6.88mg 46%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.824g 1.212g 44%
Protein 11.01g 23.8g 26%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 0.42mg 23%
Zinc 0.42mg 2.67mg 20%
Fats 16.23g 4.48g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.122mg 0.3mg 15%
Vitamin C 0mg 13.6mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.272mg 0.95mg 14%
Phosphorus 191mg 285mg 13%
Saturated fat 3.733g 0.85g 13%
Folate 24µg 76µg 13%
Vitamin A 4µg 91µg 10%
Copper 0.059mg 0.149mg 10%
Cholesterol 28mg 56mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.536mg 3mg 9%
Starch 20.46g 8%
Choline 42.8mg 8%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 3.193g 1.014g 5%
Carbs 21.66g 7.39g 5%
Calories 277kcal 172kcal 5%
Vitamin K 4.7µg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 37mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.078mg 0.1mg 2%
Potassium 185mg 268mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 33mg 2%
Sodium 402mg 369mg 1%
Net carbs 20.16g 7.39g N/A
Vitamin D 1IU 0%
Sugar 1.65g N/A
Trans fat 0.124g N/A
Tryptophan 0.122mg 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 0.372mg 1.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.429mg 1.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.852mg 1.676mg 0%
Lysine 0.795mg 1.779mg 0%
Methionine 0.296mg 0.537mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.47mg 0.853mg 0%
Valine 0.5mg 1.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0.457mg 0%
Fructose 0.1g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.05g 0.276g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.088g 0.506g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.236g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g 0.044g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 7.289g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 16% 22% 50%
Protein: 11.01 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 21.66 g
Water: 49.5 g
Other: 1.6 g
24% 4% 7% 61% 3%
Protein: 23.8 g
Fats: 4.48 g
Carbs: 7.39 g
Water: 61.15 g
Other: 3.18 g
Contains more FatsFats +262.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +193.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.2%
Contains more WaterWater +23.5%
Contains more OtherOther +98.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 22% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.193 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.824 g
28% 33% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.212 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +214.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +545.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.2%

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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. Fish sticks - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174195/nutrients
  2. Mussels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174217/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.