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Bell pepper vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between bell peppers and crab

  • Bell peppers have more vitamin C; however, crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 139% higher.
  • Crab has 24 times less vitamin C than bell peppers. Bell peppers have 80.4mg of vitamin C, while crab has 3.3mg.
  • Bell peppers are lower in sodium.
  • Bell peppers have a higher glycemic index than crab.

Food types used in this article are Peppers, sweet, green, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +64.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +810%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48%
Contains more IronIron +47.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2830.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1070%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
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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 +2336.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +147.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2366.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +397.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +232.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +472.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +907.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +410%
Contains more CholineCholine +1370.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Vitamin C 80.4mg 3.3mg 86%
Copper 0.066mg 0.814mg 83%
Selenium 0µg 42.9µg 78%
Protein 0.86g 17.88g 34%
Zinc 0.13mg 3.81mg 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Phosphorus 20mg 234mg 31%
Sodium 3mg 563mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.997mg 18%
Choline 5.5mg 80.9mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 2.747mg 14%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 1.84mg 10%
Folate 10µg 51µg 10%
Calcium 10mg 91mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 0g 7%
Magnesium 10mg 36mg 6%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 0.3µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.156mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.093mg 5%
Calories 20kcal 83kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.023mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 1µg 2%
Iron 0.34mg 0.5mg 2%
Potassium 175mg 259mg 2%
Carbs 4.64g 0g 2%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.074mg 2%
Fructose 1.12g 0g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.74g 1%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0.201g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.258g 1%
Net carbs 2.94g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.4g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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 0g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 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 WaterWater +17.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1979.1%
Contains more FatsFats +335.3%
Contains more OtherOther +284.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 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 -71.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1512.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +316.1%

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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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/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.