Sturgeon vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sturgeon and mussels

Sturgeon has more vitamin B3; however, mussels is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin C, and folate.
Mussels covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 896% more than sturgeon.
Mussels has 3 times less vitamin B3 than sturgeon. Sturgeon has 10.1mg of vitamin B3, while mussels has 3mg.
Mussels has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mussels is 50, while the glycemic index of sturgeon is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat 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.

Sturgeon

Mussels

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+94.1%
Contains more IronIron	+646.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+181.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+394.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22566.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+453.1%

~equal in Phosphorus ~285mg

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.

Sturgeon

Mussels

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+189%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+236.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+130%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+860%
Contains more FolateFolate	+347.1%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.95mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	24µg	896%
Manganese	0.03mg	6.8mg	294%
Selenium	16.2µg	89.6µg	133%
Iron	0.9mg	6.72mg	73%
Vitamin D	12.9µg		65%
Vitamin D*	515 IU		64%
Vitamin B3	10.1mg	3mg	44%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.42mg	25%
Zinc	0.54mg	2.67mg	19%
Vitamin A	263µg	91µg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.3mg	18%
Vitamin C	0mg	13.6mg	15%
Folate	17µg	76µg	15%
Sodium	69mg	369mg	13%
Choline	70mg		13%
Copper	0.053mg	0.149mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.1mg	10%
Cholesterol	77mg	56mg	7%
Protein	20.7g	23.8g	6%
Vitamin E	0.63mg		4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.486g	1.014g	4%
Potassium	364mg	268mg	3%
Calories	135kcal	172kcal	2%
Carbs	0g	7.39g	2%
Magnesium	45mg	37mg	2%
Calcium	17mg	33mg	2%
Phosphorus	271mg	285mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.95mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.885g	1.212g	2%
Fats	5.18g	4.48g	1%
Saturated fat	1.173g	0.85g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	72kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	7.39g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	0.907mg	1.025mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.954mg	1.036mg	0%
Leucine	1.682mg	1.676mg	0%
Lysine	1.901mg	1.779mg	0%
Methionine	0.613mg	0.537mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.808mg	0.853mg	0%
Valine	1.066mg	1.04mg	0%
Histidine	0.609mg	0.457mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.249g	0.276g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.119g	0.506g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.058g	0.044g	N/A