Mussels vs. Chinese cuisine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mussels and chinese cuisine different?

Mussels is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and copper, while chinese cuisine is higher in vitamin A.
Mussels covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 980% more than chinese cuisine.
Mussels contains 46 times more manganese than chinese cuisine. Mussels contains 6.8mg of manganese, while chinese cuisine contains 0.147mg.
Chinese cuisine is lower in cholesterol.

Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables 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

Chinese cuisine

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+146.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+31.4%
Contains more IronIron	+505.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+204.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+78%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+275%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-9.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4525.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1237.3%

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

Chinese cuisine

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+17.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+809.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+663.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+114.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+4900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+68.9%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+61%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	24µg	0.48µg	980%
Manganese	6.8mg	0.147mg	289%
Selenium	89.6µg	6.7µg	151%
Iron	6.72mg	1.11mg	70%
Vitamin K		51.3µg	43%
Protein	23.8g	7.08g	33%
Phosphorus	285mg	76mg	30%
Vitamin B2	0.42mg	0.055mg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.3mg	0.033mg	22%
Cholesterol	56mg	14mg	14%
Copper	0.149mg	0.049mg	11%
Zinc	2.67mg	1.5mg	11%
Vitamin B3	3mg	1.32mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.95mg	0.443mg	10%
Folate	76µg	45µg	8%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Choline		34.5mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.212g	2.13g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.161mg	5%
Magnesium	37mg	15mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.82mg	5%
Calories	172kcal	105kcal	3%
Vitamin A	91µg	63µg	3%
Vitamin C	13.6mg	11.6mg	2%
Sodium	369mg	409mg	2%
Potassium	268mg	204mg	2%
Fats	4.48g	5.3g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	1.014g	1.217g	1%
Saturated fat	0.85g	0.978g	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Fructose		0.55g	1%
Calcium	33mg	22mg	1%
Starch		1.82g	1%
Net carbs	7.39g	5.79g	N/A
Carbs	7.39g	7.29g	0%
Vitamin D		3IU	0%
Sugar		2.41g	N/A
Trans fat		0.058g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.267mg	0.083mg	0%
Threonine	1.025mg	0.313mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.036mg	0.314mg	0%
Leucine	1.676mg	0.525mg	0%
Lysine	1.779mg	0.552mg	0%
Methionine	0.537mg	0.158mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.853mg	0.317mg	0%
Valine	1.04mg	0.327mg	0%
Histidine	0.457mg	0.207mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.276g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.506g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.264g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.044g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.803g	N/A