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Mussels vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mussels and toffee different?

  • Mussels is higher than toffee in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Mussels covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 995% more than toffee.
  • Mussels contains 3400 times more manganese than toffee. Mussels contains 6.8mg of manganese, while toffee contains 0.002mg.
  • Mussels is lower in saturated fat.

Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe 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.
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 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +825%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +425.5%
Contains more IronIron +22300%
Contains more CopperCopper +4866.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2125%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +790.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +339900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.4%
~equal in Calcium ~34mg

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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3650%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +517.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10244.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +609%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1011.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +21718.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +3700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mussels Toffee DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 24µg 0.11µg 995%
Manganese 6.8mg 0.002mg 296%
Selenium 89.6µg 0.8µg 161%
Saturated fat 0.85g 20.565g 90%
Iron 6.72mg 0.03mg 84%
Protein 23.8g 1.07g 45%
Fats 4.48g 32.75g 43%
Phosphorus 285mg 32mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.42mg 0.068mg 27%
Vitamin A 91µg 319µg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.3mg 0.008mg 24%
Zinc 2.67mg 0.12mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 8.964g 20%
Vitamin B3 3mg 0.029mg 19%
Folate 76µg 2µg 19%
Carbs 7.39g 64.72g 19%
Calories 172kcal 560kcal 19%
Vitamin B5 0.95mg 0.134mg 16%
Copper 0.149mg 0.003mg 16%
Cholesterol 56mg 104mg 16%
Vitamin C 13.6mg 0.2mg 15%
Sodium 369mg 135mg 10%
Magnesium 37mg 4mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.009mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 6%
Potassium 268mg 51mg 6%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Net carbs 7.39g 64.72g N/A
Calcium 33mg 34mg 0%
Sugar 63.47g N/A
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 1.212g 1.222g 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 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.044g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g 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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33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2124.3%
Contains more WaterWater +11018.2%
Contains more OtherOther +249.5%
Contains more FatsFats +631%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +775.8%

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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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +784%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~1.222g

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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. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.