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Mussels vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mussels and whey different?

  • Mussels has more vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin B3 than whey.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mussels is 988% higher.
  • Mussels contains 6800 times more manganese than whey. While mussels contains 6.8mg of manganese, whey contains only 0.001mg.

Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Whey, sweet, fluid are the varieties 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 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +362.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.5%
Contains more IronIron +11100%
Contains more CopperCopper +3625%
Contains more ZincZinc +1953.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +519.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +679900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4615.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.4%

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% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +165.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3954.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +148%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +222.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +8471.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +7500%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mussels Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 24µg 0.28µg 988%
Manganese 6.8mg 0.001mg 296%
Selenium 89.6µg 1.9µg 159%
Iron 6.72mg 0.06mg 83%
Protein 23.8g 0.85g 46%
Phosphorus 285mg 46mg 34%
Zinc 2.67mg 0.13mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.3mg 0.036mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.42mg 0.158mg 20%
Folate 76µg 1µg 19%
Cholesterol 56mg 2mg 18%
Vitamin B3 3mg 0.074mg 18%
Copper 0.149mg 0.004mg 16%
Vitamin C 13.6mg 0.1mg 15%
Sodium 369mg 54mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.95mg 0.383mg 11%
Vitamin A 91µg 3µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.212g 0.011g 8%
Calories 172kcal 27kcal 7%
Magnesium 37mg 8mg 7%
Fats 4.48g 0.36g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.031mg 5%
Potassium 268mg 161mg 3%
Choline 16mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.85g 0.23g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 0.1g 2%
Calcium 33mg 47mg 1%
Carbs 7.39g 5.14g 1%
Net carbs 7.39g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 5.14g N/A
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 1.025mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.036mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 1.676mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 1.779mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.537mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.853mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 1.04mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.457mg 0.016mg 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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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2700%
Contains more FatsFats +1144.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.8%
Contains more OtherOther +500%
Contains more WaterWater +52.3%

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% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +914%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10918.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.9%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.