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Atlantic Mackerel vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between atlantic Mackerel and crab?

  • Atlantic Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and iron, yet crab is higher in copper and zinc.
  • Atlantic Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 224% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in crab is lower.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 54% 3.6% 28% 61% 24% 17% 93% 12% 2% 241%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.2%
Contains more IronIron +226%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +658.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1015.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +504.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +393.3%
~equal in Phosphorus ~234mg
~equal in Selenium ~42.9µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.3% 17% 30% 242% 44% 72% 170% 51% 92% 1089% 13% 0.75% 35%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +665.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +235.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +230.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +155.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +161.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +725%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +5000%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Atlantic Mackerel Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.71µg 3.33µg 224%
Copper 0.073mg 0.814mg 82%
Vitamin D 16.1µg 0µg 81%
Vitamin D 643IU 0IU 80%
Vitamin B3 9.08mg 2.747mg 40%
Zinc 0.63mg 3.81mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.35g 0.258g 21%
Sodium 90mg 563mg 21%
Fats 13.89g 0.74g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.399mg 0.156mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.312mg 0.093mg 17%
Iron 1.63mg 0.5mg 14%
Saturated fat 3.257g 0.201g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.023mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.456g 0.129g 13%
Folate 1µg 51µg 13%
Magnesium 76mg 36mg 10%
Cholesterol 70mg 97mg 9%
Calcium 12mg 91mg 8%
Calories 205kcal 83kcal 6%
Vitamin A 50µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin K 5µg 0.3µg 4%
Choline 65mg 80.9mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.856mg 0.997mg 3%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.074mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 3.3mg 3%
Selenium 44.1µg 42.9µg 2%
Vitamin E 1.52mg 1.84mg 2%
Phosphorus 217mg 234mg 2%
Potassium 314mg 259mg 2%
Protein 18.6g 17.88g 1%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.815mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.857mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.708mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.551mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.726mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.958mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.548mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.898g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.401g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.212g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 14% 64% 4%
Protein: 18.6 g
Fats: 13.89 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.55 g
Other: 3.96 g
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +1777%
Contains more OtherOther +134.3%
Contains more WaterWater +25.4%
~equal in Protein ~17.88g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 45% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.257 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.456 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.35 g
Crab
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4129.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1198.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.8%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Atlantic Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175119/nutrients
  2. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.