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Table 10.1
Descriptive statistics of shellfish consumption data according to shellfish species and origin (harvest or purchase)
Harvested bivalves
Purchased bivalves
Portion size
(g/portion)
Daily consumption
rate (g/day)
Portion size
(g/portion)
Daily consumption
rate (g/day)
Bivalve species
% of consumers Mean
P95
Mean
P95
% of consumers Mean P95
Mean P95
% of raw
consumption
Oyster
20.3
36:6
172.8 1.68
7:58
27:2
34:4
102.4 2.02
8.12
97:8
Mussel
27.3
69:4
396.0 1.65
10:1
33:6
80:0
264.0 4.04
11.6
0:00
Cockle
63.7
109
271.5 3.15
13:8
2:6
2:7
nc
0.09
0.26
2:38
Carpet shell clam 74.6
73:7
259.5 2.43
10:7
4:7
3:2
nc
0.14
0.47
31:7
Razor clam
23.4
27:6
167.8 0.57
3:31
0:0
0:0
nc
0.00
0.00
0:00
King scallop
0.40
0:13 nc
0.0012
nc
20:3
15:2
85.50 0.45
2.50
3:69
Consumption rates derived from the total population, including non consumers
nc
not calculable (because of an insufficient number of consumers)