Mussels vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mussels and American cheese different?

Mussels is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3, while American cheese is higher in calcium and phosphorus.
Mussels covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 938% more than American cheese.
Mussels contains 166 times more manganese than American cheese. Mussels contains 6.8mg of manganese, while American cheese contains 0.041mg.
Mussels is lower in sodium.
Mussels has a higher glycemic index (50) than American cheese (27).

Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D types were used 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.

Mussels

American cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+103%
Contains more IronIron	+966.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+223.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16485.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+343.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3066.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+124.9%

~equal in Zinc ~2.49mg

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.

Mussels

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+79.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3847.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+850%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+174.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	24µg	1.5µg	938%
Manganese	6.8mg	0.041mg	294%
Selenium	89.6µg	20.2µg	126%
Calcium	33mg	1045mg	101%
Saturated fat	0.85g	18.057g	78%
Iron	6.72mg	0.63mg	76%
Sodium	369mg	1671mg	57%
Phosphorus	285mg	641mg	51%
Fats	4.48g	31.79g	42%
Vitamin B1	0.3mg	0.015mg	24%
Vitamin A	91µg	250µg	18%
Vitamin B3	3mg	0.076mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	1.014g	8.236g	18%
Folate	76µg	8µg	17%
Cholesterol	56mg	100mg	15%
Vitamin C	13.6mg	0mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.42mg	0.234mg	14%
Protein	23.8g	18.13g	11%
Copper	0.149mg	0.046mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.95mg	0.403mg	11%
Calories	172kcal	371kcal	10%
Choline		36.2mg	7%
Vitamin E		0.8mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.054mg	4%
Potassium	268mg	132mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.6µg	3%
Magnesium	37mg	26mg	3%
Vitamin D		23IU	3%
Zinc	2.67mg	2.49mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.6µg	2%
Carbs	7.39g	3.7g	1%
Net carbs	7.39g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar		2.26g	N/A
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	1.212g	1.286g	0%
Tryptophan	0.267mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	1.025mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.036mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.676mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.779mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.537mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.853mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	1.04mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.457mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.276g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.506g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.044g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.79g	N/A