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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Anchovies

Crab

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%

~equal in Manganese ~0.074mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Anchovies

Crab

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%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.156mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			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%
Fats	4.84g	0.74g	6%
Calcium	147mg	91mg	6%
Protein	20.35g	17.88g	5%
Saturated fat	1.282g	0.201g	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Potassium	383mg	259mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.023mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.182g	0.129g	3%
Calories	131kcal	83kcal	2%
Vitamin A	15µg	1µg	2%
Magnesium	41mg	36mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.156mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	64kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	120g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.9	N/A
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