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Tomato vs. Clam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tomatoes and clam different?

  • Tomatoes contain less vitamin B12, selenium, copper, phosphorus, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, and zinc than clam.
  • Clam covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 4120% more than tomatoes.
  • Tomatoes contain less sodium.

Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 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.
Tomato
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +820%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +165%
Contains more IronIron +940.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1066.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1505.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1308.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +777.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tomato
3
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +61.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +307.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +305.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2142.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +464.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +664%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +93.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Clam DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 98.89µg 4120%
Selenium 0µg 64µg 116%
Copper 0.059mg 0.688mg 70%
Sodium 5mg 1202mg 52%
Protein 0.88g 25.55g 49%
Phosphorus 24mg 338mg 45%
Manganese 0.114mg 1mg 39%
Iron 0.27mg 2.81mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.426mg 31%
Zinc 0.17mg 2.73mg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 3.354mg 17%
Vitamin A 42µg 171µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.68mg 12%
Potassium 237mg 628mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.15mg 9%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 22.1mg 9%
Calcium 10mg 92mg 8%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 7%
Calories 18kcal 148kcal 7%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Folate 15µg 29µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Fats 0.2g 1.95g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.552g 3%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Magnesium 11mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.11mg 2%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.188g 1%
Carbs 3.89g 5.13g 0%
Net carbs 2.69g 5.13g N/A
Sugar 2.63g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.172g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.286mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 1.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 1.112mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 1.798mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 1.909mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.576mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.915mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 1.116mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 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
Tomato
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Clam
4
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 WaterWater +48.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2803.4%
Contains more FatsFats +875%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.9%
Contains more OtherOther +631.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +454.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +565.1%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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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