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Beer vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between beer and crab

  • Beer contains less vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and choline than crab.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 138% higher.
  • Beer is lower in sodium.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index than crab.

Food types used in this article are Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all 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.
Beer
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Crab
9
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 less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +859.3%
Contains more IronIron +2400%
Contains more CopperCopper +16180%
Contains more ZincZinc +38000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1571.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +825%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7050%

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.
Beer
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +272%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +435.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2331.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +16550%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
Contains more CholineCholine +701%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beer Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 3.33µg 138%
Copper 0.005mg 0.814mg 90%
Selenium 0.6µg 42.9µg 77%
Protein 0.46g 17.88g 35%
Zinc 0.01mg 3.81mg 35%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Phosphorus 14mg 234mg 31%
Sodium 4mg 563mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 0.997mg 19%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 2.747mg 14%
Choline 10.1mg 80.9mg 13%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.84mg 12%
Folate 6µg 51µg 11%
Calcium 4mg 91mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.156mg 8%
Potassium 27mg 259mg 7%
Magnesium 6mg 36mg 7%
Iron 0.02mg 0.5mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.093mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.074mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.258g 2%
Calories 43kcal 83kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.023mg 2%
Carbs 3.55g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.201g 1%
Fats 0g 0.74g 1%
Net carbs 3.55g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 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
Beer
3
4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Crab
2
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 WaterWater +15.4%
Contains more OtherOther +138.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3787%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.

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