Brazil nut vs. Clam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brazil nut and clam?

Brazil nut is higher in selenium, copper, fats, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B1; however, clam is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin B2.
Clam's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 4120% more.
Clam contains 86 times less saturated fat than brazil nut. Brazil nut contains 16.134g of saturated fat, while clam contains 0.188g.
Brazil nut has a lower glycemic index (10) than clam (27).

We used Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Brazil nut

Clam

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1988.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+73.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+153.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+48.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+114.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2895.3%

Contains more IronIron

+15.6%

~equal in Potassium ~628mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Brazil nut

Clam

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+311.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3057.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1117.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1036.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+269.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+31.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.11mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	98.89µg	4120%
Selenium	1917µg	64µg	3369%
Polyunsaturated fat	24.399g	0.552g	159%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	23.859g		140%
Copper	1.743mg	0.688mg	117%
Fats	67.1g	1.95g	100%
Magnesium	376mg	18mg	85%
Saturated fat	16.134g	0.188g	72%
Monounsaturated fat	23.879g	0.172g	59%
Phosphorus	725mg	338mg	55%
Sodium	3mg	1202mg	52%
Vitamin B1	0.617mg	0.15mg	39%
Vitamin E	5.65mg		38%
Fiber	7.5g	0g	30%
Vitamin B2	0.035mg	0.426mg	30%
Calories	659kcal	148kcal	26%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	22.1mg	24%
Protein	14.32g	25.55g	22%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Vitamin A	0µg	171µg	19%
Vitamin B3	0.295mg	3.354mg	19%
Zinc	4.06mg	2.73mg	12%
Manganese	1.223mg	1mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.184mg	0.68mg	10%
Calcium	160mg	92mg	7%
Iron	2.43mg	2.81mg	5%
Choline	28.8mg		5%
Carbs	11.74g	5.13g	2%
Folate	22µg	29µg	2%
Potassium	659mg	628mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.101mg	0.11mg	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.018g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.2g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	460kcal	58kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	15g	68g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	3.9	N/A
Net carbs	4.24g	5.13g	N/A
Sugar	2.33g		N/A
Starch	0.25g		0%
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.286mg	0%
Threonine	0.365mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.518mg	1.112mg	0%
Leucine	1.19mg	1.798mg	0%
Lysine	0.49mg	1.909mg	0%
Methionine	1.124mg	0.576mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.639mg	0.915mg	0%
Valine	0.76mg	1.116mg	0%
Histidine	0.409mg	0.49mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.138g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.146g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.104g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.018g		N/A