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Monkfish vs. Clam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between monkfish and clam

  • Monkfish has more vitamin B6; however, clam has more vitamin B12, copper, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and zinc.
  • Clam's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 4077% more.
  • Monkfish has 3 times more vitamin B6 than clam. Monkfish has 0.277mg of vitamin B6, while clam has 0.11mg.
  • Monkfish is lower in sodium.
  • Clam has a higher glycemic index than monkfish.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, clam, mixed species, 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 19% 3% 45% 15% 12% 14% 110% 3% 4% 255%
Clam
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +820%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.4%
Contains more IronIron +585.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1811.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +415.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3125.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.8%

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 3.3% 4.7% 0% 0% 7.3% 17% 48% 10% 64% 130% 0% 6% 0%
Clam
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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%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +151.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2110%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +417.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +483.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +293.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +9408.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Monkfish Clam DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.04µg 98.89µg 4077%
Copper 0.036mg 0.688mg 72%
Sodium 23mg 1202mg 51%
Manganese 0.031mg 1mg 42%
Selenium 46.8µg 64µg 31%
Iron 0.41mg 2.81mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.426mg 27%
Vitamin C 1mg 22.1mg 23%
Zinc 0.53mg 2.73mg 20%
Vitamin A 14µg 171µg 17%
Protein 18.56g 25.55g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.277mg 0.11mg 13%
Cholesterol 32mg 67mg 12%
Phosphorus 256mg 338mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.173mg 0.68mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.15mg 10%
Calcium 10mg 92mg 8%
Folate 8µg 29µg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.558mg 3.354mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 4%
Calories 97kcal 148kcal 3%
Potassium 513mg 628mg 3%
Magnesium 27mg 18mg 2%
Carbs 0g 5.13g 2%
Saturated fat 0.188g 1%
Fats 1.95g 1.95g 0%
Net carbs 0g 5.13g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.172g 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.286mg 0%
Threonine 0.814mg 1.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.855mg 1.112mg 0%
Leucine 1.509mg 1.798mg 0%
Lysine 1.705mg 1.909mg 0%
Methionine 0.549mg 0.576mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.725mg 0.915mg 0%
Valine 0.956mg 1.116mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0.49mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.138g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.146g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.104g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 2% 79%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.51 g
Other: 0.98 g
Clam
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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
Contains more WaterWater +23.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +280.6%
~equal in Fats ~1.95g

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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. Monkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171996/nutrients
  2. Clam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171975/nutrients

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

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