Haddock vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are haddock and mussels different?

Haddock is higher in vitamin B6; however, mussels is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, folate, and vitamin C.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mussels is 911% higher.
Haddock contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than mussels. While haddock contains 0.327mg of vitamin B6, mussels contains only 0.1mg.
Haddock has a lower glycemic index (0) than mussels (50).

Fish, haddock, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat are the varieties 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.

Haddock

Mussels

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+31%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+135.7%
Contains more IronIron	+3100%
Contains more CopperCopper	+473.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+567.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+52207.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+182.6%

~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.

Haddock

Mussels

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+37.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+227%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1204.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+508.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1026.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+484.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.13µg	24µg	911%
Manganese	0.013mg	6.8mg	295%
Selenium	31.7µg	89.6µg	105%
Iron	0.21mg	6.72mg	81%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.42mg	27%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.3mg	23%
Zinc	0.4mg	2.67mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.327mg	0.1mg	17%
Folate	13µg	76µg	16%
Vitamin C	0mg	13.6mg	15%
Copper	0.026mg	0.149mg	14%
Choline	79.6mg		14%
Vitamin B5	0.494mg	0.95mg	9%
Protein	19.99g	23.8g	8%
Vitamin A	21µg	91µg	8%
Vitamin B3	4.119mg	3mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.204g	1.212g	7%
Fats	0.55g	4.48g	6%
Sodium	261mg	369mg	5%
Calories	90kcal	172kcal	4%
Vitamin E	0.55mg		4%
Cholesterol	66mg	56mg	3%
Vitamin D*	23 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg		3%
Magnesium	26mg	37mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.111g	0.85g	3%
Carbs	0g	7.39g	2%
Calcium	14mg	33mg	2%
Potassium	351mg	268mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.074g	1.014g	2%
Phosphorus	278mg	285mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	45kcal	72kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	111g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.5	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	7.39g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Trans fat	0.005g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.26mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	1.015mg	1.025mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.067mg	1.036mg	0%
Leucine	1.882mg	1.676mg	0%
Lysine	2.126mg	1.779mg	0%
Methionine	0.686mg	0.537mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.904mg	0.853mg	0%
Valine	1.193mg	1.04mg	0%
Histidine	0.682mg	0.457mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.051g	0.276g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.109g	0.506g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0.044g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.001g		N/A