Oysters are a fantastic source of nutrition. Below is a table laying out what the health and nutrition benefits are for oysters.
Proximates | Cont. /100g | Unit |
Energy, kJ | 258 | kJ |
Energy, kcal | 62 | |
total N | 1.248 | g |
Protein, total | 7.8 | g |
Protein labeling | 7.8 | g |
Carbohydrate by difference | 4.1 | g |
Carbohydrates, available | 4.1 | g |
Carbohydrate, declaration | 4.1 | g |
Added sugar | 0 | g |
Dietary fiber | 0 | g |
Fat, total | 1.5 | g |
Alcohol | 0 | g |
Ash | 1.8 | g |
Dry matter | 15.2 | g |
Water | 84.8 | g |
Factors | Value | |
Waste | 90 | |
Protein Conversion Factor (NCF) | 6.25 | |
Fatty acid conversion factor (FCF) | 0.643 | |
Vitamins | Cont. /100g | Unit |
Vitamin A | 57 | RE |
Retinol | 57 | µg |
beta-carotene | 0 | µg |
Vitamin D | 1 | µg |
D3 cholecalciferol | 1 | µg |
Vitamin E | 0.85 | α-TE |
alpha-tocopherol | 0.85 | mg |
Vitamin K1 | 0 | µg |
Vitamin B1 | 0.08 | mg |
Vitamin B2, Riboflavin | 0.188 | mg |
Niacin | 3.25 | NE |
niacin | 1.8 | mg |
Vitamin B6 | 0.166 | mg |
Pantothenic | 0.365 | mg |
Biotin | 41 | µg |
B12 | 17.2 | µg |
C Vitamin | 10.7 | mg |
L-ascorbic acid | 10.7 | mg |
Minerals and inorganic | Cont. /100g | Unit |
Sodium, Na | 160 | mg |
Potassium, K | 248 | mg |
Calcium, Ca | 55 | mg |
Magnesium, Mg | 32 | mg |
Phosphorus, P | 153 | mg |
Iron, Fe | 3 | mg |
Copper, Cu | 7.93 | mg |
Zinc, Zn | 84.4 | mg |
Iodine In | 60 | µg |
Manganese, Mn | 0.33 | mg |
Chromium, Cr | 12.3 | µg |
Selenium, Se | 49.2 | µg |
Nickel, Ni | 19.6 | µg |
Mercury Hg | 0 | µg |
Arsenic, As | 263 | µg |
Cadmium, Cd | 47.6 | µg |
Lead, Pb | 16.8 | µg |
Carbohydrates | Cont. /100g | Unit |
Monosaccharides, total | 0 | g |
Disaccharides total | 0 | g |
Sugars, total | 0 | g |
Starch | 4.2 | g |
Saturated fatty acids | g/100g | |
C14: 0 | 0.051 | |
C15: 0 | 0.013 | |
C16: 0 | 0.227 | |
C17: 0 | 0.017 | |
C18: 0 | 0.045 | |
Mono unsaturated fatty acids | g/100g | |
C16: 1 n-7 | 0.043 | |
C18: 1 n-9 | 0.065 | |
C20: 1 n-11 | 0.031 | |
C22: 1 n-9 | 0.034 | |
Poly unsaturated fatty acids | g/100g | |
C18: 2 n-6 | 0.021 | |
C18: 3 n-3 | 0.016 | |
C20: 4, n-6 | 0.017 | |
C20: 5, n-3 | 0.171 | |
C22: 5, n-3 | 0.02 | |
C22: 6, n-3 | 0.193 | |
Fatty acids, sums | g/100g | |
Sum saturated | 0.353 | |
Sum monounsaturated | 0.173 | |
Sum polyunsaturated | 0.438 | |
Fatty acids, total | 0.964 | |
Sum n-3 fatty acids | 0.4 | |
Sum n-6 fatty acids | 0.038 | |
Trans fatty acids, total | 0 | |
Amino acids | mg/100g | |
Isoleucine | 362 | |
Leucine | 674 | |
Lysine | 612 | |
Methionine | 225 | |
Cystine | 100 | |
Phenylalanine | 312 | |
Tyrosine | 287 | |
Threonine | 362 | |
Tryptophan | 87 | |
Valin | 374 | |
Arginine | 649 | |
Histidine | 150 | |
Alanine | 524 | |
Aspartic acid | 849 | |
Glutamic acid | 1220 | |
Glycine | 512 | |
Proline | 337 | |
Serin | 399 | |
Sterols | Cont. /100g | Unit |
Cholesterol | 30 | mg |