Oysters: Nutrition Facts

Oysters is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 76.3 kcal

Oysters contains 0.96 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0.7 grams of starch.
It has 62 milligrams of cholesterol and 53 milligrams of total trans fats.

Oysters — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Oysters provides about 11.8% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 3.2% of the daily intake of fats and 1.4% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein8.9 g
11.8%
Fat2.6 g
3.2%
Carbs4.2 g
1.4%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Oysters of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E1.3 mg
8.9%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B31.4 mg
8.8%
Vitamine B4101 mg
20.2%
Vitamine B50.3 mg
6.0%
Vitamine B60 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Oysters.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium92 mg
9.2%
Iron7.2 mg
72.0%
Magnesium28 mg
7.0%
Phosphorus150 mg
21.4%
Potassium242 mg
5.1%
Sodium132 mg
10.2%
Zinc61 mg
554.5%
Copper4.4 mg
488.9%
Manganese0.5 mg
21.7%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0.1 mg
2.5%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Oysters.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan107 mg
1.3%
Threonine36 mg
1.5%
Isoleucine356 mg
17.8%
Leucine556 mg
12.1%
Lysine592 mg
14.4%
Methionine200 mg
11.1%
Cystine86 mg
4.8%
Phenylalanine321 mg
7.3%
Tyrosine314 mg
7.1%
Valine406 mg
16.2%
Arginine577 mg
9.5%
Histidine171 mg
8.1%
Alanine421 mg
6.4%
Aspartic acid763 mg
6.3%
Glutamic acid1.0 g
7.7%
Glycine428 mg
12.2%
Proline349 mg
7.8%
Serine349 mg
4.2%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.556 g), isoleucine (0.356 g) and valine (0.406 g).
Oysters contains 1.32 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.428 g), arginine (0.577 g) and methionine (0.200 g).
Oysters contains 1.21 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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