Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
clams
versus
apricot
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in clams and apricot:
Clam is high in calories and apricot has 68% less calories than clam - apricot has 48 calories per 100 grams and clam has 148 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, clams is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to apricot per calorie. Clams has a macronutrient ratio of 73:15:13 and for apricot, 10:83:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Clams | Apricot | |
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Protein | 73% | 10% |
Carbohydrates | 15% | 83% |
Fat | 13% | 7% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Apricot and clams contain similar amounts of carbs - apricot has 11.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and clam has 5.1g of carbohydrates.
Apricot has signficantly more dietary fiber than clam - apricot has 2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and clam does not contain significant amounts.
Clam has less sugar than apricot - apricot has 9.2g of sugar per 100 grams and clam does not contain significant amounts.
Clam is an excellent source of protein and it has 17 times more protein than apricot - apricot has 1.4g of protein per 100 grams and clam has 25.6g of protein.
Both apricot and clams are low in saturated fat - apricot has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and clam has 0.19g of saturated fat.
Apricot has less cholesterol than clam - clam has 67mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and apricot does not contain significant amounts.
Clam is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 121% more Vitamin C than apricot - apricot has 10mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and clam has 22.1mg of Vitamin C.
Clam is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 78% more Vitamin A than apricot - apricot has 96ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and clam has 171ug of Vitamin A.
Apricot has more Vitamin E than clam - apricot has 0.89mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and clam does not contain significant amounts.
Apricot and clams contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - apricot has 3.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and clam does not contain significant amounts.
Clam has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, folate and Vitamin B12. Both clams and apricot contain significant amounts of Vitamin B6.
Clams | Apricot | |
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Thiamin | 0.15 MG | 0.03 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.426 MG | 0.04 MG |
Niacin | 3.354 MG | 0.6 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.68 MG | 0.24 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.11 MG | 0.054 MG |
Folate | 29 UG | 9 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 98.89 UG | ~ |
Clam is an excellent source of calcium and it has 608% more calcium than apricot - apricot has 13mg of calcium per 100 grams and clam has 92mg of calcium.
Clam is a great source of iron and it has 621% more iron than apricot - apricot has 0.39mg of iron per 100 grams and clam has 2.8mg of iron.
Both apricot and clams are high in potassium. Clam has 142% more potassium than apricot - apricot has 259mg of potassium per 100 grams and clam has 628mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, apricot has more linoleic acid than clam per 100 grams.
Clams | Apricot | |
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linoleic acid | 0.032 G | 0.077 G |
other omega 6 | 0.082 G | ~ |
Total | 0.114 G | 0.077 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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