Scallops are eaten all over the world and are considered a highly nutritious type of shellfish. Scallops are both low in calories and carbs but very high in protein. They're also a brilliant source of several trace minerals including zinc, copper and selenium - all of which should be consumed as part of a healthy diet but a lot of people continue to miss them. A typical 85g serving of scallops is less than 100 calories yet almost 20g worth of protein.

A rich source of: zinc, copperr, selenium, Omega-3.


Scallops, steamed

Energy (kcal) 118
Energy (kJ) 501
Water (g) 73.1
Starch (g) 0
Total sugars (g) 0
Glucose (g) 0
Fructose (g) 0
Sucrose (g) 0
Maltose (g) 0
Lactose (g) 0
Protein (g) 23.2
Protein (g)/100kcal 19.7
Protein % of calories 78.6
Carbohydrate (g) 3.4
Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal 2.9
Carb % of calories 11.5
Fat (g) 1.4
Fat (g)/100kcal 1.2
Fat % of calories 10.7
Satd FA /100g fd (g) 0.4
Mono FA /100g food (g) 0.1
Poly FA /100g food (g) 0.4
Sodium (mg) 193
Potassium (mg) 602
Calcium (mg) 17
Magnesium (mg) 32
Phosphorus (mg) 111
Iron (mg) 0.7
Copper (mg) 0.2
Zinc (mg) 0.4
Chloride (mg) 320
Manganese (mg) 0.2
Selenium (µg) 0
Iodine (µg) 1
Vitamin D (µg) 0
Vitamin E (mg) 1.8
Thiamin (mg) 0.1
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1
Niacin (mg) 3.2
Tryptophan/60 (mg) 0.7
Niacin equivalent (mg) 3.9
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.2
Vitamin B12 (µg) 0
Folate (µg) 13
Pantothenate (mg) 0.2
Biotin (µg) 0.5
Vitamin C (mg) 1
NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide 0
Cholesterol (mg) 47
Retinol (µg) 0
Carotene (µg) 0
Retinol Equivalent (µg) 0