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Veal vs. Clam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between veal and clam

  • Veal has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B6; however, clam has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, manganese, vitamin C, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Clam's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 4068% more.
  • Veal has 4 times more vitamin B6 than clam. Veal has 0.39mg of vitamin B6, while clam has 0.11mg.
  • Veal is lower in sodium.
  • Clam has a higher glycemic index than veal.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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.
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +41.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +441.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86.4%
Contains more IronIron +183.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +568%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2757.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +367.2%

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.
Veal
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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 0% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +139.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +254.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +7686.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +163.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal Clam DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.27µg 98.89µg 4068%
Selenium 13.7µg 64µg 91%
Copper 0.103mg 0.688mg 65%
Sodium 83mg 1202mg 49%
Manganese 0.035mg 1mg 42%
Vitamin B3 8.03mg 3.354mg 29%
Vitamin C 0mg 22.1mg 25%
Iron 0.99mg 2.81mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.39mg 0.11mg 22%
Vitamin A 0µg 171µg 19%
Choline 95mg 17%
Phosphorus 217mg 338mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.04g 0.188g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.426mg 12%
Cholesterol 103mg 67mg 12%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 0.68mg 10%
Zinc 3.87mg 2.73mg 10%
Fats 7.56g 1.95g 9%
Potassium 337mg 628mg 9%
Calcium 17mg 92mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.84g 0.172g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.15mg 7%
Folate 11µg 29µg 5%
Carbs 0g 5.13g 2%
Protein 24.38g 25.55g 2%
Calories 172kcal 148kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Magnesium 24mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 5.13g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.55g 0.552g 0%
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0.286mg 0%
Threonine 1.065mg 1.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.201mg 1.112mg 0%
Leucine 1.94mg 1.798mg 0%
Lysine 2.009mg 1.909mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.576mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.984mg 0.915mg 0%
Valine 1.347mg 1.116mg 0%
Histidine 0.885mg 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
Veal
2
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Clam
3
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 FatsFats +287.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +186.9%
~equal in Protein ~25.55g
~equal in Water ~63.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
1
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Clam
2
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 +1551.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.8%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.552g

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/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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