Abalone vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between abalone and crab meat

Abalone has more vitamin B5, iron, selenium, and vitamin B1; however, crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, and folate.
Crab meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 450% more than abalone.
Abalone has 7 times more vitamin B5 than crab meat. While abalone has 2.87mg of vitamin B5, crab meat has only 0.4mg.
Crab meat has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mollusks, abalone, mixed species, cooked, fried and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Abalone

Crab meat

Contains more IronIron	+400%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+29.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+59.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+418.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+702.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29%

~equal in Potassium ~262mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Abalone

Crab meat

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+315.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+617.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+322.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+350%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+264.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.69µg	11.5µg	450%
Copper	0.228mg	1.182mg	106%
Zinc	0.95mg	7.62mg	61%
Vitamin B5	2.87mg	0.4mg	49%
Iron	3.8mg	0.76mg	38%
Sodium	591mg	1072mg	21%
Selenium	51.8µg	40µg	21%
Cholesterol	94mg	53mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.22mg	0.053mg	14%
Phosphorus	217mg	280mg	9%
Folate	14µg	51µg	9%
Fats	6.78g	1.54g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.676g	0.536g	8%
Saturated fat	1.646g	0.133g	7%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	7.6mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.055mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.741g	0.185g	6%
Calories	189kcal	97kcal	5%
Carbs	11.05g	0g	4%
Vitamin B3	1.9mg	1.34mg	4%
Magnesium	56mg	63mg	2%
Calcium	37mg	59mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.18mg	2%
Protein	19.63g	19.35g	1%
Potassium	284mg	262mg	1%
Vitamin A	2µg	9µg	1%
Manganese	0.07mg	0.04mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	96kcal	50kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	103g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	5.4	N/A
Net carbs	11.05g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.224mg	0.269mg	0%
Threonine	0.838mg	0.783mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.854mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.386mg	1.536mg	0%
Lysine	1.433mg	1.684mg	0%
Methionine	0.441mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.715mg	0.817mg	0%
Valine	0.86mg	0.91mg	0%
Histidine	0.378mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.054g	0.295g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.118g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.046g	0.031g	N/A