How many calories in mussels
A pot of mussels in white wine has about 270 kcal, with 30 g of protein.
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To burn it off
Mussels are usually steamed in a pot with white wine, garlic, shallots and a bit of butter or cream. Moules marinière, in a pub as much as in Brussels.
A pot is 270 kcal, with 30 g of protein, 12 g of carbs and 10 g of fat. That's a lot of protein for very little, it's a properly lean dish.
The chips in moules frites and the bread for the sauce are extra and can easily double it. A creamy sauce adds a bit too.
Tips
- 1Pick the white wine version over the cream one.
- 2Mop up the sauce with one slice of bread, not the whole basket.
- 3Share the chips if you go for moules frites.
Where it comes from
The way much of France farms mussels comes with a legend. In 1235, the story goes, a shipwrecked Irishman called Patrick Walton drove wooden posts into the Bay of Aiguillon in western France to catch seabirds with nets, and found mussels growing on the posts instead. Those posts are called bouchots, and bouchot mussels are still grown on them today.
Where does our food come from? · Source: France Today, Mussels from the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel
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Questions
Are mussels high in protein?
Yes, about 30 g in a pot of 270 kcal.
How many calories in moules frites?
The mussels are 270 kcal, and the chips come on top of that.
Does the shell count in the weight?
Most of a pot in the shell is shell. The numbers are for what you actually eat.
How do I know if mussels are safe to eat?
Before cooking, throw away any with broken shells and any open ones that don't close when you tap them. After cooking, throw away any that stay shut.
How many mussels are in a pot?
A 500 g pot in the shell is usually around 25 to 30 mussels, depending on their size.
