American cheese vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between American cheese and crab

American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A; however, crab has more copper, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for calcium for American cheese is 95% higher.
Crab has 473 times less vitamin A than American cheese. American cheese has 945IU of vitamin A, while crab has 2IU.
Crab is lower in saturated fat.
American cheese has a higher glycemic index than crab.

Food types used in this article are Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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.

American cheese

Crab

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1048.4%
Contains more IronIron	+26%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+173.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+96.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1669.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+80.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+112.4%

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.

American cheese

Crab

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+24900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+151.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+766.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+130%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3514.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+147.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+122%
Contains more FolateFolate	+537.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+123.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	91mg	95%
Copper	0.046mg	0.814mg	85%
Saturated fat	18.057g	0.201g	81%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	3.33µg	76%
Phosphorus	641mg	234mg	58%
Sodium	1671mg	563mg	48%
Fats	31.79g	0.74g	48%
Selenium	20.2µg	42.9µg	41%
Vitamin A	250µg	1µg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	0.129g	20%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	2.747mg	17%
Calories	371kcal	83kcal	14%
Zinc	2.49mg	3.81mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	0.997mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.093mg	11%
Folate	8µg	51µg	11%
Choline	36.2mg	80.9mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.156mg	8%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	1.84mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	0.258g	7%
Potassium	132mg	259mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin D	23IU	0IU	3%
Iron	0.63mg	0.5mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	36mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	0.3µg	2%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.074mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.023mg	1%
Cholesterol	100mg	97mg	1%
Carbs	3.7g	0g	1%
Protein	18.13g	17.88g	1%
Net carbs	3.7g	0g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	1.144g	0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.012g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.137g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.79g		N/A