Mussels

About this record

Mussels is listed here under Fish & Seafood, with the preparation “Cooked”, from the source record “Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat”. 31 of 34 nutrients have a value per 100 g (missing here: Vitamin D, Vitamin K (phylloquinone), Choline; missing is never shown as zero). Values are copied unchanged from the source.

Where it ranks

• Manganese: 6th of 688 foods with a value (6.8 mg per 100 g)
• Iodine: 2nd of 122 foods with a value (247 µg per 100 g)
• Selenium: 12th of 640 foods with a value (89.6 µg per 100 g)
• Vitamin B12: 13th of 322 foods with a value (24 µg per 100 g)
• Iron: 33rd of 767 foods with a value (6.72 mg per 100 g)

Positions are among non-dried foods in our data that have a value for that nutrient.

Other preparation in the data: Boiled

Source record: Mollusks, mussel, blue, boiled or steamed. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Raw

Source record: Mollusks, mussel, blue, raw. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Sources and limitations

• Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy: “Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat” (release 2018-04 (CSV)); UK CoFID (Public Health England): “Mussels, purchased cooked” (release 2021 integrated dataset (xlsx)).
• Amounts are per 100 g of the food as described by the record, in the units shown. The category and display name are assigned automatically and are being reviewed (About our data).
• Values are typical for the record and vary with variety, season and processing.
• Not medical advice; no recommended intakes are shown.

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