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Clam Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 135

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 2g %2

Saturated Fat 0g %1

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 50mg %0

Sodium 112mg %7

Total Carbohydrate 6g %2

Dietary Fiber 0g %0

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 24g

Vitamin D 2.0IU %0

Calcium 65.0mg %5

Iron 2.7mg %14

Potassium 628mg %16

Phosphorus 327.0mg %32

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in clam

Vitamin C 0.0mg %0

Vitamin K 0.3µg %0

Vitamin D 2.0IU %0

Vitamin B6 0.0mg %1

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.0mg %2

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 0.6mg %4

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.2mg %5

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.1mg %5

Vitamin E 1.1mg %7

Vitamin A 496.0IU %17

Choline, total 107.4mg %20

Vitamin B12 18.6µg %776

Minerals in clam

Calcium 65.0mg %5

Zinc 0.8mg %6

Manganese 0.1mg %6

Sodium 112.0mg %7

Magnesium 32.0mg %8

Copper 0.1mg %10

Iron 2.7mg %15

Potassium 628.0mg %17

Phosphorus 327.0mg %33

Selenium 50.5µg %92

Amino Acids in clam

Valine 1.2g %63

Histidine 0.5g %66

Leucine 2.0g %68

Isoleucine 1.1g %76

Lysine 1.9g %82

Methionine 0.7g %89

Cystine 0.3g %94

Phenylalanine 0.9g %99

Threonine 1.2g %103

Tyrosine 1.0g %105

Tryptophan 0.3g %113

Fatty Acids in clam

DPA 0.01g %8

Omega-3 0.19g %12

EPA 0.07g %23

DHA 0.11g %53

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of clam is 0.0/100 which makes it a low quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Clam has a complete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Valine 39 51
Histidine 15 21
Leucine 59 83
Isoleucine 30 48
Lysine 45 77
Threonine 23 48
Tryptophan 6 14
Met+Cys 22 41
Phe+Tyr 30 80

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in clam is 7.0 which makes it a high P:E food.

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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of clam is 1.4 which makes it a low energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in clam as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for clam is 33/100 good).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

nutrient density score

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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for clam

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 0.37 <4
Zinc:Copper 9.66 <12
Potassium:Sodium 5.61 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 2.03 <2
Iron:Copper 31.03 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.20 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 67%

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This food is insulinogenic with high insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

71% of insulinogenic calories

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