Description
Seafood is a source of essential nutrients in the diet and is the basis of the Mediterranean diet, one of the best balanced dietary practices that allows good nutrition, without gaining weight and maintaining weight according to size and age. .
Among their beneficial and essential nutritional properties for daily meals are water (the most abundant substance in seafood between 70-80% of their composition) and protein. For 100 g of seafood, there is an average of 18 to 20 grams of quality proteins such as meat and eggs. They also have the following:
- Carbohydrates : seafood contains little, only 1%, but oysters and mussels contain 1.9 to 4 grams per 100 grams.
- Minerals: seafood is rich in phosphorus, potassium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, iron, iodine and chlorine. Oysters, clams, venuses, mussels and cockles are the varieties of seafood that provide the most iron.
- Vitamins: seafood provides group B vitamins including B1, B2, B3 and B12, and to a lesser extent vitamins A and D.
- Purines: it is a type of protein that once metabolized by the body is converted into uric acid. The average purine content in seafood is 18 to 20 milligrams per 100 grams of seafood.
- Fats: seafood contains a low amount of fat because it contains more water. For 100 grams of seafood, the calorie intake is 80 but this value can increase depending on the type of seafood preparation.