Mussels vs. Whiting — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mussels and whiting different?

Mussels is higher than whiting in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin C, and vitamin B5.
Mussels covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 892% more than whiting.
Mussels has a higher glycemic index (50) than whiting (0).

Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Fish, whiting, mixed species, cooked, dry heat 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.

Mussels

Whiting

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37%
Contains more IronIron	+1500%
Contains more CopperCopper	+272.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+403.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5130.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+118%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-64.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~285mg

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

Whiting

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+139.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+341.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+79.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+280%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+823.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+406.7%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+80%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	24µg	2.6µg	892%
Manganese	6.8mg	0.13mg	290%
Selenium	89.6µg	41.1µg	88%
Iron	6.72mg	0.42mg	79%
Vitamin B2	0.42mg	0.06mg	28%
Zinc	2.67mg	0.53mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.3mg	0.068mg	19%
Vitamin C	13.6mg	0mg	15%
Folate	76µg	15µg	15%
Choline		83.3mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.95mg	0.25mg	14%
Copper	0.149mg	0.04mg	12%
Sodium	369mg	132mg	10%
Cholesterol	56mg	84mg	9%
Vitamin D*		73 IU	9%
Vitamin D		1.8µg	9%
Vitamin B3	3mg	1.67mg	8%
Vitamin A	91µg	38µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.18mg	6%
Potassium	268mg	434mg	5%
Fats	4.48g	1.69g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.212g	0.587g	4%
Calories	172kcal	116kcal	3%
Calcium	33mg	62mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.38mg	3%
Carbs	7.39g	0g	2%
Magnesium	37mg	27mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.85g	0.4g	2%
Protein	23.8g	23.48g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	1.014g	0.445g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	72kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	86g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	7.39g	0g	N/A
Phosphorus	285mg	285mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.267mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.025mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.036mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	1.676mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	1.779mg	2.156mg	0%
Methionine	0.537mg	0.695mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.853mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.04mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.457mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.276g	0.283g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.506g	0.235g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.044g	0.017g	N/A