Scallops vs. Whelk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are scallops and whelk different?

Scallops are richer in phosphorus, while whelk is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, manganese, magnesium, and zinc.
Whelk covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 666% more than scallops.
Scallops contain 2 times more phosphorus than whelk. Scallops contain 426mg of phosphorus, while whelk contains 282mg.
Scallops are lower in cholesterol.

Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed and Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, 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.

Scallops

Whelk

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+51.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+364.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1030%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+121%
Contains more IronIron	+1634.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+6142.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+110.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-38.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2969%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+312.9%

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.

Scallops

Whelk

Contains more FolateFolate

+81.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+308.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+791.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+480.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+743.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.4mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	18.14µg	666%
Copper	0.033mg	2.06mg	225%
Selenium	21.7µg	89.6µg	123%
Iron	0.58mg	10.06mg	119%
Protein	20.54g	47.68g	54%
Vitamin B6	0.112mg	0.65mg	41%
Manganese	0.029mg	0.89mg	37%
Magnesium	37mg	172mg	32%
Cholesterol	41mg	130mg	30%
Phosphorus	426mg	282mg	21%
Choline	110.7mg		20%
Zinc	1.55mg	3.26mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.214mg	15%
Potassium	314mg	694mg	11%
Sodium	667mg	412mg	11%
Calcium	10mg	113mg	10%
Calories	111kcal	275kcal	8%
Vitamin C	0mg	6.8mg	8%
Vitamin B3	1.076mg	1.995mg	6%
Vitamin A	2µg	49µg	5%
Carbs	5.41g	15.52g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.049mg	3%
Starch	3.69g		2%
Folate	20µg	11µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.366mg	0.4mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.218g	0.062g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.222g	0.046g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	54kcal	58kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	90g	36g	N/A
Fats	0.84g	0.8g	0%
Net carbs	5.41g	15.52g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Trans fat	0.009g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	0.056g	0%
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.618mg	0%
Threonine	0.629mg	2.136mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.692mg	1.655mg	0%
Leucine	1.226mg	3.807mg	0%
Lysine	1.258mg	2.93mg	0%
Methionine	0.487mg	1.205mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.597mg	1.648mg	0%
Valine	0.645mg	2.075mg	0%
Histidine	0.314mg	0.977mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.072g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.104g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A