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Shallot vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shallot and mussels

  • Shallot has more vitamin B6; however, mussels has more vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 1000% more.
  • Shallot has 3 times more vitamin B6 than mussels. Shallot has 0.345mg of vitamin B6, while mussels has 0.1mg.
  • Mussels has a higher glycemic index than shallot.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Shallots, raw and Mollusks, mussel, blue, 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +76.2%
Contains more IronIron +460%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +567.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +375%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2228.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7366.7%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +245%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +70%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +227.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +123.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Mussels DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 24µg 1000%
Manganese 0.292mg 6.8mg 283%
Selenium 1.2µg 89.6µg 161%
Iron 1.2mg 6.72mg 69%
Protein 2.5g 23.8g 43%
Phosphorus 60mg 285mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.42mg 31%
Zinc 0.4mg 2.67mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.3mg 20%
Cholesterol 0mg 56mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.1mg 19%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 3mg 18%
Sodium 12mg 369mg 16%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.95mg 13%
Folate 34µg 76µg 11%
Vitamin A 0µg 91µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 1.212g 8%
Copper 0.088mg 0.149mg 7%
Fats 0.1g 4.48g 7%
Vitamin C 8mg 13.6mg 6%
Calories 72kcal 172kcal 5%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.85g 4%
Magnesium 21mg 37mg 4%
Carbs 16.8g 7.39g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 1.014g 3%
Potassium 334mg 268mg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 13.6g 7.39g N/A
Calcium 37mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 1.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 1.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 1.676mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 1.779mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.537mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.853mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 1.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.457mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.276g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.506g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.044g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +127.3%
Contains more WaterWater +30.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +852%
Contains more FatsFats +4380%
Contains more OtherOther +297.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
28% 33% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.212 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7142.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3007.7%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/nutrients
  2. Mussels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174217/nutrients

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

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