Health Benefits of Shellfish

What are the health benefits and vitamins in Shellfish?

Vitamins in Shellfish

→ Shellfish are not a kind of fish, but are simply water-dwelling animals.
→ The calories of Shellfish is 189.
→ It contains 94mg of Cholesterol, 591mg of Sodium and 284 mg of Potassium.

→ After nuts and peanuts, shellfish are one of the most common known allergens.
→ Shellfish are full of healthful vitamins and minerals.
→ Many other shellfish are excellent sources of iron, including mussels, clams, shrimp, prawn and crab.

Detailed here the vitamin sources of Shell Fish.

Vitamins	Unit	Value per 100g
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	0.0
Thiamin	mg	0.216
Riboflavin	mg	0.080
Niacin	mg	1.867
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.203
Folate, DFE	µg	85
Vitamin B-12	µg	0.00
Vitamin A, RAE	µg	1
Vitamin A, IU	IU	17
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.69
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	0.0
Vitamin D	IU	0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	µg	8.6

Related Topics