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Mussels vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mussels and halva

  • Mussels has more vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, and vitamin B2; however, halva has more copper, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 998% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Candies, halavah, plain.

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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 26% 9.9% 24% 252% 50% 73% 122% 48% 887% 489%
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.3%
Contains more IronIron +48.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +678.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +679.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +489.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +706.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +61.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +113%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.2%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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 45% 30% 0% 0% 75% 97% 56% 57% 23% 3000% 0% 57% 0%
Halva
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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% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +377.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +446%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +59900%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +248%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.856mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mussels Halva DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 24µg 0.04µg 998%
Manganese 6.8mg 0.873mg 258%
Selenium 89.6µg 11.5µg 142%
Copper 0.149mg 1.202mg 117%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.212g 8.481g 48%
Phosphorus 285mg 607mg 46%
Magnesium 37mg 218mg 43%
Iron 6.72mg 4.53mg 27%
Fats 4.48g 21.52g 26%
Vitamin B2 0.42mg 0.088mg 26%
Protein 23.8g 12.49g 23%
Cholesterol 56mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.348mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 8.194g 18%
Carbs 7.39g 60.49g 18%
Fiber 0g 4.5g 18%
Vitamin B5 0.95mg 0.174mg 16%
Saturated fat 0.85g 4.127g 15%
Calories 172kcal 469kcal 15%
Zinc 2.67mg 4.32mg 15%
Vitamin C 13.6mg 0.1mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.3mg 0.424mg 10%
Vitamin A 91µg 0µg 10%
Sodium 369mg 195mg 8%
Folate 76µg 65µg 3%
Potassium 268mg 187mg 2%
Vitamin B3 3mg 2.856mg 1%
Net carbs 7.39g 55.99g N/A
Calcium 33mg 33mg 0%
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 0.276g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.506g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.044g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +90.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1566.2%
Contains more OtherOther +73.8%
Contains more FatsFats +380.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +718.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 33% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.212 g
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +708.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +599.8%

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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. Mussels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174217/nutrients
  2. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/nutrients

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

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