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Mousse vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mousse and mussels?

  • Mussels is richer than mousse in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 980% more.
  • Mousse has 11 times more saturated fat than mussels. While mousse has 9.151g of saturated fat, mussels has only 0.85g.

We used Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
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 CalciumCalcium +190.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.4%
Contains more IronIron +1121.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +98.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +317.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +143.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11425.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1110.8%

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.
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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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 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 45% 30% 0% 0% 75% 97% 56% 57% 23% 3000% 0% 57% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +104.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1954.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +5006.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +406.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mousse Mussels DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 24µg 980%
Manganese 0.059mg 6.8mg 293%
Selenium 7.4µg 89.6µg 149%
Iron 0.55mg 6.72mg 77%
Protein 4.14g 23.8g 39%
Saturated fat 9.151g 0.85g 38%
Cholesterol 140mg 56mg 28%
Phosphorus 117mg 285mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.3mg 21%
Zinc 0.64mg 2.67mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.146mg 3mg 18%
Fats 16g 4.48g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.205mg 0.42mg 17%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 13.6mg 15%
Folate 15µg 76µg 15%
Sodium 38mg 369mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.027g 1.014g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.533mg 0.95mg 8%
Copper 0.075mg 0.149mg 8%
Calcium 96mg 33mg 6%
Vitamin A 140µg 91µg 5%
Potassium 143mg 268mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 37mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.1mg 3%
Calories 225kcal 172kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Carbs 16.07g 7.39g 3%
Caffeine 7mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.879g 1.212g 2%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Net carbs 15.47g 7.39g N/A
Sugar 14.81g N/A
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 1.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.036mg 0%
Leucine 1.676mg 0%
Lysine 1.779mg 0%
Methionine 0.537mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.853mg 0%
Valine 1.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.457mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.276g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.01g 0.506g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.044g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 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 +257.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +117.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +474.9%
Contains more OtherOther +274.1%
~equal in Water ~61.15g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 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 +395.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.9%

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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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/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.