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Flatfish vs. Cockles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between flatfish and cockles?

  • The amount of iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3 in cockles is higher than in flatfish.
  • Cockles' daily need coverage for iron is 200% more.

We used Fish, flatfish (flounder and sole species), cooked, dry heat and Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 7.5% 17% 8.6% 7.7% 11% 132% 47% 2.2% 178%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more IronIron +6943.5%

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% 4% 15% 53% 6.5% 5.8% 24% 14% 27% 164% 0.25% 4.5% 44%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flatfish Cockles DV% diff.
Iron 0.23mg 16.2mg 200%
Selenium 32.6µg 59%
Vitamin B12 1.31µg 55%
Phosphorus 309mg 44%
Cholesterol 56mg 19%
Vitamin D 3.5µg 18%
Vitamin D 139IU 17%
Sodium 363mg 16%
Choline 79.9mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.2mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.278mg 3.2mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.115mg 9%
Potassium 197mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.77mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.227mg 5%
Magnesium 22mg 5%
Zinc 0.39mg 4%
Copper 0.023mg 3%
Protein 15.24g 13.5g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.459g 3%
Fats 2.37g 0.7g 3%
Carbs 0g 4.7g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.657g 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.542g 2%
Vitamin A 12µg 1%
Manganese 0.017mg 1%
Calcium 25mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.01mg 1%
Calories 86kcal 79kcal 0%
Net carbs 0g 4.7g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.197mg 0%
Threonine 0.719mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.754mg 0%
Leucine 1.335mg 0%
Lysine 1.561mg 0%
Methionine 0.56mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.624mg 0%
Valine 0.8mg 0%
Histidine 0.374mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.168g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.132g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.034g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 2% 81%
Protein: 15.24 g
Fats: 2.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.11 g
Other: 1.28 g
14% 5% 79% 2%
Protein: 13.5 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 4.7 g
Water: 78.8 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.9%
Contains more FatsFats +238.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +79.7%
~equal in Water ~78.8g

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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. Flatfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174197/nutrients
  2. Cockles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169803/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.