Mussels vs. Neufchâtel cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mussels and neufchâtel cheese?

Neufchâtel cheese has less vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and zinc than mussels.
Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 988% higher.
Mussels has 618 times more manganese than neufchâtel cheese. Mussels has 6.8mg of manganese, while neufchâtel cheese has 0.011mg.
Mussels contains less saturated fat.
Neufchâtel cheese has a lower glycemic index than mussels.

We used Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Cheese, neufchatel types in this comparison.

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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

Neufchâtel cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+270%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+76.3%
Contains more IronIron	+5069.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+451.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+225.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+106.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+61718.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2886.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+254.5%

~equal in Sodium ~334mg

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

Neufchâtel cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+171%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+143.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+7900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+442.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+164.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	24µg	0.3µg	988%
Manganese	6.8mg	0.011mg	295%
Selenium	89.6µg	3µg	157%
Iron	6.72mg	0.13mg	82%
Saturated fat	0.85g	12.79g	54%
Protein	23.8g	9.15g	29%
Fats	4.48g	22.78g	28%
Vitamin B1	0.3mg	0.022mg	23%
Phosphorus	285mg	138mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.42mg	0.155mg	20%
Zinc	2.67mg	0.82mg	17%
Vitamin A	91µg	241µg	17%
Vitamin B3	3mg	0.21mg	17%
Folate	76µg	14µg	16%
Vitamin C	13.6mg	0mg	15%
Copper	0.149mg	0.027mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	1.014g	5.784g	12%
Calcium	33mg	117mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.95mg	0.575mg	8%
Magnesium	37mg	10mg	6%
Cholesterol	56mg	74mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.041mg	5%
Calories	172kcal	253kcal	4%
Vitamin E		0.4mg	3%
Potassium	268mg	152mg	3%
Sodium	369mg	334mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.212g	0.97g	2%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Carbs	7.39g	3.59g	1%
Net carbs	7.39g	3.59g	N/A
Sugar		3.19g	N/A
Starch		0.5g	0%
Tryptophan	0.267mg	0.106mg	0%
Threonine	1.025mg	0.359mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.036mg	0.501mg	0%
Leucine	1.676mg	1.013mg	0%
Lysine	1.779mg	0.875mg	0%
Methionine	0.537mg	0.294mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.853mg	0.448mg	0%
Valine	1.04mg	0.609mg	0%
Histidine	0.457mg	0.27mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.276g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.506g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.117g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.044g		N/A