Clam, green shell

Also known as Asian green mussel, Green-lipped mussel, Kallumalkai, Kadukka, Mussel, Bivalve, [Place of collection: Goa]. Food group: Marine Mollusks.

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Clam, green shell in Indian languages

English	Asian green mussel, Green-lipped mussel
Malayalam	Kallumalkai, Kadukka

Regional names as recorded by ICMR-NIN in the Indian Food Composition Tables.

Source for composition: ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), code R001 — values not reproduced. IFCT's licence does not allow its tables to be republished electronically, so we cite the record instead.

Educational information, not medical or dietary advice. Most everyday foods are fine in normal amounts — ask your doctor or dietitian about anything specific to your pregnancy.