Grouper vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between grouper and mussels?

Grouper is higher in vitamin B6, yet mussels is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, and folate.
Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 971% more.
Grouper has 4 times more vitamin B6 than mussels. While grouper has 0.35mg of vitamin B6, mussels has only 0.1mg.
The glycemic index of grouper is lower.

We used Fish, grouper, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat types 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.

Grouper

Mussels

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+77.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.1%
Contains more IronIron	+489.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+231.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+423.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+56566.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

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.

Grouper

Mussels

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+250%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+82%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+270.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+6900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+687.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3378.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+660%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.95mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.69µg	24µg	971%
Manganese	0.012mg	6.8mg	295%
Selenium	46.8µg	89.6µg	78%
Iron	1.14mg	6.72mg	70%
Vitamin B2	0.006mg	0.42mg	32%
Zinc	0.51mg	2.67mg	20%
Phosphorus	143mg	285mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.35mg	0.1mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.081mg	0.3mg	18%
Folate	10µg	76µg	17%
Vitamin B3	0.381mg	3mg	16%
Vitamin C	0mg	13.6mg	15%
Sodium	53mg	369mg	14%
Copper	0.045mg	0.149mg	12%
Potassium	475mg	268mg	6%
Fats	1.3g	4.48g	5%
Vitamin A	50µg	91µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.403g	1.212g	5%
Calories	118kcal	172kcal	3%
Cholesterol	47mg	56mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.299g	0.85g	3%
Protein	24.84g	23.8g	2%
Carbs	0g	7.39g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.95mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.268g	1.014g	2%
Calcium	21mg	33mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	48kcal	72kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	7.39g	N/A
Magnesium	37mg	37mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	1.089mg	1.025mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.145mg	1.036mg	0%
Leucine	2.019mg	1.676mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	1.779mg	0%
Methionine	0.735mg	0.537mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.97mg	0.853mg	0%
Valine	1.28mg	1.04mg	0%
Histidine	0.731mg	0.457mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.035g	0.276g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.213g	0.506g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.017g	0.044g	N/A