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Clams

Recommendations

Eco-Best

Eco-OK

Details About Clams

clams

Health Details

  • Adults and children can safely eat 4 or more meals per month
  • Low contaminants

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Eco Details

  • Northern quahogs (or hard clams) are the most commonly eaten species of clams in the U.S. and the ones most likely to be found in fish markets and grocery stores.
  • Quahogs go by different names depending on their size (littlenecks, cherrystones, chowder clams).
  • These clams come from wild fisheries and farms, and capturing methods and farming practices generally do little ecological damage.

Nutritional Information

Serving = 100 g of raw edible food, wild species.

Amount per serving
Calories g
Total Fat g
Total Protein g
Omega-3 0 g
Cholesterol mg
Sodium mg

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This guide is produced in collaboration with the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Banner image from "Endangered Ocean" © 2007 Marian Osher.