Showing Food Clam
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Name | Clam | ||||||||||
Scientific Name | Not Available | ||||||||||
Description | In culinary usage, clams are commonly eaten marine bivalves, as in clam digging and the resulting soup, clam chowder. Many edible clams such as palourde clams are oval or triangular; however, razor clams have an elongated parallel-sided shell, suggesting an old-fashioned straight razor. | ||||||||||
Primary ID | FOOD00952 | ||||||||||
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Group | Aquatic foods | ||||||||||
Sub-Group | Bivalvia | ||||||||||
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ITIS ID | Not Available | ||||||||||
Wikipedia ID | Not Available | ||||||||||
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Compounds | Preparation type: Raw
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Content Reference | — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. |