Soybean meal vs. Clam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soybean meal and clam different?

Soybean meal has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, folate, potassium, and phosphorus; however, clam is richer in vitamin B12 and selenium.
Clam covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 4120% more than soybean meal.
Soybean meal has 17 times more magnesium than clam. Soybean meal has 306mg of magnesium, while clam has 18mg.
Soybean meal contains less sodium.
Soybean meal has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of soybean meal is 68, while the glycemic index of clam is 27.

Soy meal, defatted, raw and Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist 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.

Soybean meal

Clam

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+165.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+296.5%
Contains more IronIron	+387.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+190.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+85.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+107.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+280%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+1839.4%

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.

Soybean meal

Clam

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+360.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+190.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+417.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+944.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	98.89µg	4120%
Copper	2mg	0.688mg	146%
Iron	13.7mg	2.81mg	136%
Manganese	3.8mg	1mg	122%
Selenium	3.3µg	64µg	110%
Folate	303µg	29µg	69%
Magnesium	306mg	18mg	69%
Potassium	2490mg	628mg	55%
Phosphorus	701mg	338mg	52%
Sodium	3mg	1202mg	52%
Protein	49.2g	25.55g	47%
Vitamin B1	0.691mg	0.15mg	45%
Vitamin B6	0.569mg	0.11mg	35%
Vitamin B5	1.976mg	0.68mg	26%
Vitamin C	0mg	22.1mg	25%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Zinc	5.06mg	2.73mg	21%
Vitamin A	2µg	171µg	19%
Calcium	244mg	92mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.251mg	0.426mg	13%
Carbs	35.89g	5.13g	10%
Calories	337kcal	148kcal	9%
Vitamin B3	2.587mg	3.354mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.045g	0.552g	3%
Fats	2.39g	1.95g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.409g	0.172g	1%
Net carbs	35.89g	5.13g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.268g	0.188g	0%
Tryptophan	0.653mg	0.286mg	0%
Threonine	1.952mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	2.18mg	1.112mg	0%
Leucine	3.66mg	1.798mg	0%
Lysine	2.991mg	1.909mg	0%
Methionine	0.606mg	0.576mg	0%
Phenylalanine	2.346mg	0.915mg	0%
Valine	2.243mg	1.116mg	0%
Histidine	1.212mg	0.49mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.138g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.146g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.104g	N/A