The clam is a mollusk with an oval shell and a light brown and purple edge. It lives on the shallow sea floor and has many varieties, such as Meretrix meretrix, Meretrix meretrix and Xishi Tongue.

Its meat is very delicious, known as "the freshest in the world" and "the highest in all tastes", and its nutrition is also very comprehensive. It contains protein, fat, carbohydrate, iron, calcium, phosphorus, iodine, vitamins, amino acids and taurine, with low heat energy, high protein and low fat. It can prevent and treat chronic diseases of middle-aged and elderly people, so it is a cheap seafood.

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Clam meat is rich in nutritional value. 100g clam meat contains protein 10g, fat 1.2g, carbohydrate 2.5g, and various minerals and vitamins such as iodine, calcium, phosphorus and iron, while clam shell contains calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, magnesium silicate, iodine and bromide. Modern medical research has found that there is a substance called clam element in Meretrix meretrix, which has anti-cancer effect of inhibiting tumor growth.

Every100g of food contains 80g of water,10g of protein,1.6g of fat, 4.6g of carbohydrate, 3g of ash, 37mg of calcium and 82mg of phosphorus. Iron 14.2 mg, vitamin A400 international unit, thiamine 0.03 mg, riboflavin 0. 15 mg, nicotinic acid/kloc-0.7 mg; Every kilogram of dried clams contains 2400 micrograms of iodine. The edible part contains 5 mg ascorbic acid per 100g.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Meretrix meretrix