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Mussels vs. White chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mussels and white chocolate

  • Mussels has more vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B1, zinc, folate, and phosphorus; however, white chocolate has more calcium.
  • Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 977% more.
  • Mussels has 850 times more manganese than white chocolate. Mussels has 6.8mg of manganese, while white chocolate has 0.008mg.
  • Mussels is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Candies, white chocolate.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 60% 25% 9% 20% 20% 75% 12% 1% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +208.3%
Contains more IronIron +2700%
Contains more CopperCopper +148.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +260.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +84900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1891.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +503%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.6%
~equal in Potassium ~286mg

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%
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 1.7% 3% 19% 0% 16% 65% 14% 36% 13% 70% 23% 5.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2620%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +911.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +376.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +302.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4185.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +985.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mussels White chocolate DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 24µg 0.56µg 977%
Manganese 6.8mg 0.008mg 295%
Selenium 89.6µg 4.5µg 155%
Saturated fat 0.85g 19.412g 84%
Iron 6.72mg 0.24mg 81%
Fats 4.48g 32.09g 42%
Protein 23.8g 5.87g 36%
Vitamin B1 0.3mg 0.063mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 9.097g 20%
Zinc 2.67mg 0.74mg 18%
Calories 172kcal 539kcal 18%
Calcium 33mg 199mg 17%
Carbs 7.39g 59.24g 17%
Folate 76µg 7µg 17%
Phosphorus 285mg 176mg 16%
Vitamin C 13.6mg 0.5mg 15%
Vitamin B3 3mg 0.745mg 14%
Cholesterol 56mg 21mg 12%
Sodium 369mg 90mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.42mg 0.282mg 11%
Copper 0.149mg 0.06mg 10%
Vitamin A 91µg 9µg 9%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.95mg 0.608mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.96mg 6%
Magnesium 37mg 12mg 6%
Choline 29.5mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.056mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.212g 1.013g 1%
Potassium 268mg 286mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 7.39g 59.04g N/A
Sugar 59g 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 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
6% 32% 59%
Protein: 5.87 g
Fats: 32.09 g
Carbs: 59.24 g
Water: 1.3 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +305.5%
Contains more WaterWater +4603.8%
Contains more OtherOther +112%
Contains more FatsFats +616.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +701.6%

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
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.412 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.097 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.013 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +797.1%

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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. White chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167571/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.