Vitamin C Rich Fish and shellfish

Welcome to the list of the top 100 fish and shellfish highest in vitamin c content. Where the amount of vitamin c ranges from 22.10 mg to 0.00 mg per 100g. The top fish and shellfish is Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat with the highest vitamin c content, which in 100g contains 22.10 mg of vitamin c.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for vitamin c is 60 mg. For the 100g serving of Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat, which contains 22.10 mg of vitamin c, the corresponding RDA vitamin c percentage is 37 %, which is the highest item from the list of fish and shellfish high in vitamin c.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat has a nutritional value score of 16.00 out of 100.Comparing the vitamin c content and the nutritional density in 100g for Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat; We class this as a high vitamin c content item compared with all foods in our database.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a medium nutritional density value from our list of fish and shellfish.

Other important and vitamin c related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat, which is the top of the fish and shellfish list for vitamin c content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 148.00 kcal (7% RDA), the amount of Protein is 25.55 g (46% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 1.95 g (3% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 5.13 g (4% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the vitamin c content in Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat from the list of fish and shellfish.

Top Twenty List - Highest vitamin c Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for vitamin c in fish and shellfish for the top 20 fish and shellfish. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 22.10mg (37%RDA)
2. Fish, roe, mixed species, raw 16.00mg (27%RDA)
3. Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat 13.60mg (23%RDA)
4. Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, cooked, moist heat 12.80mg (21%RDA)
5. Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, breaded and fried 10.00mg (17%RDA)
6. Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 8.50mg (14%RDA)
7. Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, raw 8.00mg (13%RDA)
8. Mollusks, mussel, blue, raw 8.00mg (13%RDA)
9. Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat 8.00mg (13%RDA)
10. Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat 7.60mg (13%RDA)
11. Crustaceans, crab, queen, cooked, moist heat 7.20mg (12%RDA)
12. Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, raw 7.00mg (12%RDA)
13. Crustaceans, crab, queen, raw 7.00mg (12%RDA)
14. Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat 6.80mg (11%RDA)
15. Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, raw 5.30mg (9%RDA)
16. Mollusks, octopus, common, raw 5.00mg (8%RDA)
17. Mollusks, squid, mixed species, raw 4.70mg (8%RDA)
18. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, farmed, raw 4.70mg (8%RDA)
19. Mollusks, squid, mixed species, cooked, fried 4.20mg (7%RDA)
20. Fish, salmon, chinook, raw 4.00mg (7%RDA)

Highest Amount of vitamin c per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high vitamin c foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the vitamin c nutritional content.

The food with the highest vitamin c content per typical serving is Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat which contains 18.79 mg in 3.000 oz (or 85.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 31 %. For this serving the Energy content is 125.8 kcal (6% RDA), the Protein content is 21.72 g (39% RDA), the Total Fat content is 1.66 g (3% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 4.36 g (3% RDA).

Milligrams of vitamin c in fish and shellfish (per 100g)

The list below gives the total vitamin c content in the top 100 items from the general description 'fish and shellfish' each of which show the vitamin c amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of vitamin c can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 69 items. The highest amount of vitamin c from the 69 raw items is in Fish, roe, mixed species, raw where the content is 16.00 mg per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 20 items. The highest amount of vitamin c from the 20 cooked items is in Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat where the amount is 22.10 mg per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked fish and shellfish shows that cooking can change the levels of vitamin c by 6.1 mg in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary