Beef vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are beef and crab different?
- Beef is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3, while crab is higher in copper, selenium, and folate.
- Crab covers your daily need for copper, 80% more than beef.
- Beef contains 13 times more saturated fat than crab. Beef contains 2.595g of saturated fat, while crab contains 0.201g.
Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types were used 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +35.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +508% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -90.4% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +157.1% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +600% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +739.2% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +722.2% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +68.9% |
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 | +100% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +221.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +330.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +109.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +328.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +26.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +433.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +636% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +107.3% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +628.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.097mg | 0.814mg | 80% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.669mg | 0.156mg | 39% |
| Vitamin B12 | 4.21µg | 3.33µg | 37% |
| Selenium | 25.4µg | 42.9µg | 32% |
| Iron | 3.04mg | 0.5mg | 32% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.4mg | 0.093mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 54mg | 563mg | 22% |
| Protein | 27.55g | 17.88g | 19% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.76mg | 2.747mg | 19% |
| Folate | 7µg | 51µg | 11% |
| Saturated fat | 2.595g | 0.201g | 11% |
| Vitamin E | 0.25mg | 1.84mg | 11% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.481mg | 0.997mg | 10% |
| Fats | 6.54g | 0.74g | 9% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 91mg | 8% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 2.734g | 0.129g | 7% |
| Magnesium | 14mg | 36mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.074mg | 0.023mg | 4% |
| Calories | 169kcal | 83kcal | 4% |
| Cholesterol | 85mg | 97mg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 259mg | 234mg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 3.3mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.009mg | 0.074mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 352mg | 259mg | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.532g | 0.258g | 2% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Zinc | 3.7mg | 3.81mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 1.6µg | 0.3µg | 1% |
| Choline | 75.6mg | 80.9mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 3IU | 0IU | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 2µg | 1µg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.375g | 0.014g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.359mg | 0.226mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.534mg | 0.727mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.52mg | 0.776mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.833mg | 1.307mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 3.178mg | 1.386mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.871mg | 0.452mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.299mg | 0.708mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.603mg | 0.806mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 1.244mg | 0.393mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.002g | 0.101g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.002g | 0.067g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.013g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.011g | 0.009g | N/A |
| Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid | 0.017g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.002g | 0.005g | N/A |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.349g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +54.1% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +783.8% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +21.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +745% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2019.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +106.2% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -92.3% |
