Anchovies vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between anchovies and crab
- Anchovies have more vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B2; however, crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, and folate.
- Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 113% more.
- Anchovies contain 7 times more iron than crab. Anchovies contain 3.25mg of iron, while crab contains 0.5mg.
- Anchovies contain less cholesterol.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, anchovy, european, raw 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +13.9% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +61.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +47.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +550% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -81.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +285.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +121.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +34.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +17.5% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1400% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +139.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +175.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +410.5% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +222.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +54.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +437.1% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +200% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +466.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 0.62µg | 3.33µg | 113% |
Vitamin B3 | 14.024mg | 2.747mg | 70% |
Copper | 0.211mg | 0.814mg | 67% |
Iron | 3.25mg | 0.5mg | 34% |
Sodium | 104mg | 563mg | 20% |
Zinc | 1.72mg | 3.81mg | 19% |
Choline | 80.9mg | 15% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.256mg | 0.093mg | 13% |
Cholesterol | 60mg | 97mg | 12% |
Selenium | 36.5µg | 42.9µg | 12% |
Folate | 9µg | 51µg | 11% |
Phosphorus | 174mg | 234mg | 9% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.637g | 0.258g | 9% |
Vitamin E | 0.57mg | 1.84mg | 8% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.645mg | 0.997mg | 7% |
Calcium | 147mg | 91mg | 6% |
Fats | 4.84g | 0.74g | 6% |
Protein | 20.35g | 17.88g | 5% |
Saturated fat | 1.282g | 0.201g | 5% |
Potassium | 383mg | 259mg | 4% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 3.3mg | 4% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.182g | 0.129g | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.055mg | 0.023mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 15µg | 1µg | 2% |
Calories | 131kcal | 83kcal | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.143mg | 0.156mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 41mg | 36mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.07mg | 0.074mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.014g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.228mg | 0.226mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.892mg | 0.727mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.938mg | 0.776mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.654mg | 1.307mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.869mg | 1.386mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.602mg | 0.452mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.794mg | 0.708mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.048mg | 0.806mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.599mg | 0.393mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.538g | 0.101g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.911g | 0.067g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.029g | 0.009g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.005g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +13.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +554.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +17.4% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +816.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +534.5% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -84.3% |