calcium content of oysters

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@@@@@@@@@@ Heidi:

> On the Korean kimchi sites, they claim the raw oysters

> in kimchi give a lot of calcium -- not quite as high

> as your river snails though.

> Nutrient Composition of 1 dozen raw oysters

> Nutrient Amount* % Reference Nutrient Intake

> Energy (kcal) 78.0 -

> Calcium (mg) 168 24%

> Zinc (mg) 71.0 > 700% for men and > 1000% for women

> High in b12 too. Hmm. I guess I'll have to

> try the oyster kimchi too. They sell big bottles

> of raw shucked oysters at Costco. By the time

> you get kimchi full of shrimp, oysters, and

> cuttlefish and pine nuts though, why cook anything else?

> Well, maybe fry some hashbrowns for fat and a few

> carbs ...

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the calcium data for oysters given above is totally different than

all three oyster entries in the USDA database, which are all less

than 1mg/cal, while the above is above 2mg/cal. major variation

between species, source conditions, size, etc probably...

the big benefit of oysters is zinc of course...

Mike

SE Pennsylvania