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Banana vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between bananas and crab

  • Bananas are higher in vitamin B6; however, crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% higher.
  • Bananas have 2 times more vitamin B6 than crab. While bananas have 0.367mg of vitamin B6, crab has only 0.156mg.
  • Bananas have less sodium.
  • Crab has a lower glycemic index (0) than bananas (48).

The food types used in this comparison are Bananas, 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.
Banana
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Crab
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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 PotassiumPotassium +38.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +264.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1720%
Contains more IronIron +92.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +943.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +2440%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +963.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4190%

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.
Banana
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Crab
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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 CVitamin C +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +135.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1740%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +313.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +198.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +155%
Contains more CholineCholine +725.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Copper 0.078mg 0.814mg 82%
Selenium 1µg 42.9µg 76%
Protein 1.09g 17.88g 34%
Zinc 0.15mg 3.81mg 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Phosphorus 22mg 234mg 30%
Sodium 1mg 563mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.156mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.997mg 13%
Choline 9.8mg 80.9mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 2.747mg 13%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1.84mg 12%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.074mg 9%
Calcium 5mg 91mg 9%
Folate 20µg 51µg 8%
Carbs 22.84g 0g 8%
Fructose 4.85g 0g 6%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 3.3mg 6%
Iron 0.26mg 0.5mg 3%
Potassium 358mg 259mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 0g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.093mg 2%
Magnesium 27mg 36mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.258g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.023mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.74g 1%
Calories 89kcal 83kcal 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 0g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.201g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 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 CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1540.4%
Contains more FatsFats +124.2%
Contains more OtherOther +103.6%
~equal in Water ~79.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +303.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +253.4%

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.