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Mussels vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between mussels and yogurt

  • Yogurt contains less vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B3, and folate than mussels.
  • Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 969% higher.
  • Yogurt contains 756 times less manganese than mussels. Mussels contains 6.8mg of manganese, while yogurt contains 0.009mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in yogurt is lower.
  • Yogurt has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of yogurt is 19, while the glycemic index of mussels is 50.

The food types used in this comparison are Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat.

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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 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +236.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.1%
Contains more IronIron +9500%
Contains more CopperCopper +776.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +413.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75455.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +823.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%

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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1204.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1342.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +187%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3100%
Contains more FolateFolate +985.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mussels Yogurt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 24µg 0.75µg 969%
Manganese 6.8mg 0.009mg 295%
Selenium 89.6µg 9.7µg 145%
Iron 6.72mg 0.07mg 83%
Protein 23.8g 10.19g 27%
Vitamin B1 0.3mg 0.023mg 23%
Phosphorus 285mg 135mg 21%
Zinc 2.67mg 0.52mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3mg 0.208mg 17%
Cholesterol 56mg 5mg 17%
Folate 76µg 7µg 17%
Copper 0.149mg 0.017mg 15%
Vitamin C 13.6mg 0mg 15%
Sodium 369mg 36mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.95mg 0.331mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.42mg 0.278mg 11%
Vitamin A 91µg 1µg 10%
Calcium 33mg 110mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.212g 0.012g 8%
Calories 172kcal 59kcal 6%
Magnesium 37mg 11mg 6%
Fats 4.48g 0.39g 6%
Potassium 268mg 141mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.063mg 3%
Choline 15.1mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.85g 0.117g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 0.053g 2%
Carbs 7.39g 3.6g 1%
Net carbs 7.39g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 3.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g 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 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.044g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g 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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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +133.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1048.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +105.3%
Contains more OtherOther +341.7%
Contains more WaterWater +39.2%

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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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1813.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10000%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.2%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/nutrients

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

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