Table 3. Ingestion rate (g/day) of shellfishes based on national food and nutrition statistics

Shellfishes Ingestion rate (g/day)
Total person average Ingestion person average
Abalone 0.4425 18.9439
Ark shell clam 0.0710 34.8498
Comb pen clam 0.0110 7.8624
Horned turban 0.1228 6.4833
Mussel 1.4541 22.5776
Oyster 1.1001 38.6825
Scallop 0.0614 32.4042
Sea squirt 0.2793 72.1370
Short neck clam 1.2516 9.8103
Surf clam 0.0006 0.6415