Halibut vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between halibut and mussels

Halibut has more vitamin B6, while mussels has more vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin C.
Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 960% higher.
Mussels contains 5 times less vitamin B6 than halibut. Halibut contains 0.485mg of vitamin B6, while mussels contains 0.1mg.
Halibut has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of halibut is 0, while the glycemic index of mussels is 50.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, halibut, greenland, 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.

Halibut

Mussels

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-72.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+725%
Contains more IronIron	+690.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+292.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+423.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.5%

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.

Halibut

Mussels

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+385%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+405.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+311%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+307.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+56%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+229.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+7500%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	24µg	960%
Manganese	0.015mg	6.8mg	295%
Selenium	46.8µg	89.6µg	78%
Iron	0.85mg	6.72mg	73%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.1mg	30%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.42mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	10.742g	1.014g	24%
Fats	17.74g	4.48g	20%
Zinc	0.51mg	2.67mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.073mg	0.3mg	19%
Folate	1µg	76µg	19%
Vitamin C	0mg	13.6mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.288mg	0.95mg	13%
Copper	0.038mg	0.149mg	12%
Sodium	103mg	369mg	12%
Protein	18.42g	23.8g	11%
Phosphorus	210mg	285mg	11%
Saturated fat	3.102g	0.85g	10%
Vitamin A	18µg	91µg	8%
Vitamin B3	1.923mg	3mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.753g	1.212g	4%
Calories	239kcal	172kcal	3%
Calcium	4mg	33mg	3%
Carbs	0g	7.39g	2%
Potassium	344mg	268mg	2%
Cholesterol	59mg	56mg	1%
Magnesium	33mg	37mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.7g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	130kcal	72kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	7.39g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	0.808mg	1.025mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.849mg	1.036mg	0%
Leucine	1.497mg	1.676mg	0%
Lysine	1.692mg	1.779mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.537mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.719mg	0.853mg	0%
Valine	0.949mg	1.04mg	0%
Histidine	0.542mg	0.457mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.674g	0.276g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.504g	0.506g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.114g	0.044g	N/A