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Properties and benefits: clams
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Clams
The clam is a small bivalve mollusc belonging to the Veneridae family. This is the name given to the family of molluscs that have a body compressed between two joined valves which form a shell. Clam shells are usually light in colour with brown or grey markings.
These molluscs usually have separate sexes and are fertilised externally.
They tend to live buried in the sand, under the surface on beaches or under the ocean, and feed by filtering water between their valves.
Properties and benefits: clams
Some benefits you didn't know about taking clams
Clams have great nutritional value, are low in calories and represent a source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids.
These molluscs contain A and B vitamins, in addition to plenty of minerals such as iron, iodine, selenium, calcium, phosphorus and potassium, the latter in greater quantity.
Nutritional composition: Calories: 47 kcal, Protein: 10.7 g, Water: 88.8 g, Calcium: 128 mg, Iron: 24 mg, Iodine: 160 mg, Magnesium: 51 mg, Sodium: 56 mg, Potassium: 314 mg, Phosphorus: 130 mg, Selenium: 24.3 mg, Niacin: 4.1, Folates: 16 mg, Vitamin A: 250 mg
Nutritional values
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CHO
10.7 gr
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