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Pot roast vs. Clam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pot roast and clam

  • Pot roast has more zinc; however, clam has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, manganese, vitamin C, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
  • Clam's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 4032% more.
  • Pot roast has 40 times more saturated fat than clam. Pot roast has 7.548g of saturated fat, while clam has 0.188g.
  • Clam has a higher glycemic index than pot roast.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat.

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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 14% 4.8% 20% 91% 33% 182% 75% 6.1% 1.3% 147%
Clam
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 28% 55% 105% 229% 74% 145% 157% 130% 349%
Contains more ZincZinc +144%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +171.9%
Contains more IronIron +16.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +594.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +137%
~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

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 0% 0% 10% 3% 15% 39% 77% 34% 65% 266% 4.5% 6.8% 60%
Clam
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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 74% 57% 0% 0% 38% 98% 63% 41% 25% 12361% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +157.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +154.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +149.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4542.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +222.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pot roast Clam DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.13µg 98.89µg 4032%
Selenium 27µg 64µg 67%
Copper 0.099mg 0.688mg 65%
Sodium 47mg 1202mg 50%
Manganese 0.01mg 1mg 43%
Zinc 6.66mg 2.73mg 36%
Saturated fat 7.548g 0.188g 33%
Fats 19.17g 1.95g 26%
Vitamin C 0mg 22.1mg 25%
Phosphorus 174mg 338mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.426mg 20%
Choline 110.2mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 8.175g 0.172g 20%
Vitamin A 0µg 171µg 19%
Cholesterol 116mg 67mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.11mg 13%
Potassium 231mg 628mg 12%
Calcium 16mg 92mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.059mg 0.15mg 8%
Protein 28.94g 25.55g 7%
Calories 297kcal 148kcal 7%
Vitamin B3 4.105mg 3.354mg 5%
Iron 2.42mg 2.81mg 5%
Folate 9µg 29µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.571mg 0.68mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Carbs 0g 5.13g 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.708g 0.552g 1%
Net carbs 0g 5.13g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 18mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.19mg 0.286mg 0%
Threonine 1.156mg 1.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.317mg 1.112mg 0%
Leucine 2.302mg 1.798mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 1.909mg 0%
Methionine 0.754mg 0.576mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.143mg 0.915mg 0%
Valine 1.436mg 1.116mg 0%
Histidine 0.924mg 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 19% 52%
Protein: 28.94 g
Fats: 19.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 51.9 g
Other: 0 g
Clam
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26% 2% 5% 64% 4%
Protein: 25.55 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 5.13 g
Water: 63.64 g
Other: 3.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.3%
Contains more FatsFats +883.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +22.6%
~equal in Other ~3.73g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.708 g
Clam
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21% 19% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.188 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.172 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4652.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.5%

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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. Pot roast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170213/nutrients
  2. Clam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171975/nutrients

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

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