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): 49.1 kcal

Oysters contains 0.62 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0.45 grams of starch.
It has 40 milligrams of cholesterol and 34 milligrams of total trans fats.

Oysters — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Oysters provides about 7.6% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 2.0% of the daily intake of fats and 0.9% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein5.7 g
7.6%
Fat1.7 g
2.0%
Carbs2.7 g
0.9%

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 E0.8 mg
5.5%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B30.9 mg
5.6%
Vitamine B465 mg
13.0%
Vitamine B50.2 mg
4.0%
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)
Calcium59 mg
5.9%
Iron4.6 mg
46.0%
Magnesium18 mg
4.5%
Phosphorus97 mg
13.9%
Potassium156 mg
3.3%
Sodium85 mg
6.5%
Zinc39.3 mg
357.3%
Copper2.9 mg
322.2%
Manganese0.3 mg
13.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Oysters.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan69 mg
0.9%
Threonine23 mg
1.0%
Isoleucine229 mg
11.5%
Leucine358 mg
7.8%
Lysine381 mg
9.3%
Methionine129 mg
7.2%
Cystine55 mg
3.1%
Phenylalanine207 mg
4.7%
Tyrosine202 mg
4.6%
Valine262 mg
10.5%
Arginine372 mg
6.1%
Histidine110 mg
5.2%
Alanine271 mg
4.1%
Aspartic acid491 mg
4.0%
Glutamic acid675 mg
5.0%
Glycine275 mg
7.9%
Proline225 mg
5.0%
Serine225 mg
2.7%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.358 g), isoleucine (0.229 g) and valine (0.262 g).
Oysters contains 0.85 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.275 g), arginine (0.372 g) and methionine (0.129 g).
Oysters contains 0.78 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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