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Mussels vs. Mousse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mussels and mousse?

  • 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.
  • Mussels has 115 times more manganese than mousse. While mussels has 6.8mg of manganese, mousse has only 0.059mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in mussels is lower.

We used Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe 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.
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 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +190.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.7%

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% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +53.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mussels Mousse DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 24µg 0.47µg 980%
Manganese 6.8mg 0.059mg 293%
Selenium 89.6µg 7.4µg 149%
Iron 6.72mg 0.55mg 77%
Protein 23.8g 4.14g 39%
Saturated fat 0.85g 9.151g 38%
Cholesterol 56mg 140mg 28%
Phosphorus 285mg 117mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.3mg 0.045mg 21%
Zinc 2.67mg 0.64mg 18%
Vitamin B3 3mg 0.146mg 18%
Fats 4.48g 16g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.42mg 0.205mg 17%
Vitamin C 13.6mg 0.1mg 15%
Folate 76µg 15µg 15%
Sodium 369mg 38mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 5.027g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.95mg 0.533mg 8%
Copper 0.149mg 0.075mg 8%
Calcium 33mg 96mg 6%
Vitamin A 91µg 140µg 5%
Potassium 268mg 143mg 4%
Magnesium 37mg 20mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.058mg 3%
Calories 172kcal 225kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Carbs 7.39g 16.07g 3%
Caffeine 7mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.212g 0.879g 2%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Net carbs 7.39g 15.47g 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 0.276g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.506g 0.01g 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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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +474.9%
Contains more OtherOther +274.1%
Contains more FatsFats +257.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +117.5%
~equal in Water ~62.94g

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

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

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

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