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Mussels vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mussels and malt

  • Malt has less vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and folate than mussels.
  • Mussels covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 983% more than malt.
  • Mussels has 85 times more manganese than malt. While mussels has 6.8mg of manganese, malt has only 0.08mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +146.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.8%
Contains more IronIron +3100%
Contains more CopperCopper +302.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +551.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +213.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1559.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +197%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.7%

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%
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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% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1058.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +168.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +5614.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +744.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mussels Malt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 24µg 0.42µg 983%
Manganese 6.8mg 0.08mg 292%
Selenium 89.6µg 5.4µg 153%
Iron 6.72mg 0.21mg 81%
Protein 23.8g 3.37g 41%
Phosphorus 285mg 91mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.3mg 0.054mg 21%
Zinc 2.67mg 0.41mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.42mg 0.184mg 18%
Folate 76µg 9µg 17%
Vitamin B3 3mg 0.259mg 17%
Cholesterol 56mg 10mg 15%
Vitamin C 13.6mg 0.1mg 15%
Sodium 369mg 60mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.95mg 0.354mg 12%
Copper 0.149mg 0.037mg 12%
Calcium 33mg 98mg 7%
Vitamin A 91µg 26µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.212g 0.208g 7%
Magnesium 37mg 15mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.85g 1.883g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.046mg 4%
Calories 172kcal 85kcal 4%
Potassium 268mg 172mg 3%
Fats 4.48g 3.29g 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Caffeine 3mg 1%
Carbs 7.39g 11.2g 1%
Net carbs 7.39g 10.7g N/A
Sugar 6.68g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 0.827g 0%
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 1.025mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.036mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 1.676mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 1.779mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.537mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.853mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 1.04mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.457mg 0.077mg 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
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3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +606.2%
Contains more FatsFats +36.2%
Contains more OtherOther +297.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51.6%
Contains more WaterWater +33%

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
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65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +482.7%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/nutrients

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

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