1, the appearance of the difference: flower armor belongs to the clam family animals four horns clams or other various clams genus, there are 2 pieces of shell, firm and thick, slightly quadrangular, shell color into light brown, purple edge. Scallop for the scallop family, bivalve, shellfish, collectively, because of its shell like fan-shaped and named. Scallop meat white, tender, translucent, into the opaque, body surface clean, complete body shape, meat column thick flat, high margins around the center of the concave, full and solid meat, meat filaments clear and bright, shellfish column with radial radiation cracking.

2, origin difference: flower armor in our country clams Gang, Shandong Laizhou Bay, north of the mouth of the Yangtze River along the coast of Jiangsu, Guangxi Fangcheng and other coastal areas rich in resources. Scallops of the main production countries in addition to China, and the United States, Japan and Canada, China's scallops are mainly distributed in the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea and the Shandong Peninsula coast.

3, nutritional effects of difference: flower armor rich in protein, vitamin A, vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, copper, taurine and other minerals, taurine contained in the composition of the blood can be excluded from excessive cholesterol, prevention and treatment of hardening of the arteries, strengthen the liver function; rich in iron, you can prevent anemia, so that the face of the rosy cheeks; clams are rich in copper, with the role of helping the fetus nerve development, for pregnant women and fetuses. Clams are rich in copper, which can help the fetal nerve development, and are beneficial to both pregnant women and fetuses. Scallop is a high-protein nutritious food, contains can promote sugar, fat metabolism of vitamin B2, and contains calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals and trace elements, can provide the skin mucous membranes need collagen, with the efficacy of beauty; in addition, also contains a large number of taurine, not only can strengthen the liver, to prevent cardiovascular disease, but also to improve the eyesight loss.