Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
clams
versus
cinnamon
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in clams and cinnamon:
Both cinnamon and clams are high in calories. Cinnamon has 67% more calories than clam - cinnamon has 247 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 cinnamon per calorie. Clams has a macronutrient ratio of 73:15:13 and for cinnamon, 5:92:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Clams | Cinnamon | |
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Protein | 73% | 5% |
Carbohydrates | 15% | 92% |
Fat | 13% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cinnamon is high in carbohydrates and clam has 94% less carbohydrates than cinnamon - cinnamon has 80.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and clam has 5.1g of carbohydrates.
Cinnamon is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than clam - cinnamon has 53.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and clam does not contain significant amounts.
Clam has less sugar than cinnamon - cinnamon has 2.2g of sugar per 100 grams and clam does not contain significant amounts.
Clam is an excellent source of protein and it has 540% more protein than cinnamon - cinnamon has 4g of protein per 100 grams and clam has 25.6g of protein.
Both cinnamon and clams are low in saturated fat - cinnamon has 0.35g of saturated fat per 100 grams and clam has 0.19g of saturated fat.
Cinnamon has less cholesterol than clam - clam has 67mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and cinnamon does not contain significant amounts.
Clam is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 482% more Vitamin C than cinnamon - cinnamon has 3.8mg 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 10 times more Vitamin A than cinnamon - cinnamon has 15ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and clam has 171ug of Vitamin A.
Cinnamon has more Vitamin E than clam - cinnamon has 2.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and clam does not contain significant amounts.
Cinnamon has more Vitamin K than clam - cinnamon has 31.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and clam does not contain significant amounts.
Clam has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate and Vitamin B12. Both clams and cinnamon contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Clams | Cinnamon | |
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Thiamin | 0.15 MG | 0.022 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.426 MG | 0.041 MG |
Niacin | 3.354 MG | 1.332 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.68 MG | 0.358 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.11 MG | 0.158 MG |
Folate | 29 UG | 6 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 98.89 UG | ~ |
Both cinnamon and clams are high in calcium. Cinnamon has 989% more calcium than clam - cinnamon has 1002mg of calcium per 100 grams and clam has 92mg of calcium.
Both cinnamon and clams are high in iron. Cinnamon has 196% more iron than clam - cinnamon has 8.3mg of iron per 100 grams and clam has 2.8mg of iron.
Both cinnamon and clams are high in potassium. Clam has 46% more potassium than cinnamon - cinnamon has 431mg of potassium per 100 grams and clam has 628mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, clam has more DHA, EPA and DPA than cinnamon per 100 grams. Both clams and cinnamon contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Clams | Cinnamon | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.008 G | 0.011 G |
DHA | 0.146 G | ~ |
EPA | 0.138 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.104 G | ~ |
Total | 0.396 G | 0.011 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both clams and cinnamon contain small amounts of linoleic acid.
Clams | Cinnamon | |
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linoleic acid | 0.032 G | 0.044 G |
other omega 6 | 0.082 G | ~ |
Total | 0.114 G | 0.044 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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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||