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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.
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 19% 19% 38% 16% 13% 14% 122% 17% 17% 224%
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.
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 0% 13% 7.6% 27% 17% 14% 31% 15% 42% 325% 0.25% 11% 45%
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 Mussels Whiting 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%
Vitamin B1 0.3mg 0.068mg 19%
Zinc 2.67mg 0.53mg 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%
Vitamin D 73IU 9%
Cholesterol 56mg 84mg 9%
Vitamin D 1.8µg 9%
Vitamin B3 3mg 1.67mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.18mg 6%
Vitamin A 91µg 38µg 6%
Potassium 268mg 434mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.212g 0.587g 4%
Fats 4.48g 1.69g 4%
Calories 172kcal 116kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 62mg 3%
Magnesium 37mg 27mg 2%
Carbs 7.39g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.85g 0.4g 2%
Protein 23.8g 23.48g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 0.445g 1%
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

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
23% 2% 75%
Protein: 23.48 g
Fats: 1.69 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.71 g
Other: 0.12 g
Contains more FatsFats +165.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +2550%
Contains more WaterWater +22.2%
~equal in Protein ~23.48g

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
28% 31% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.587 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +127.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +106.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.9%

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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. Whiting - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175161/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.