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Broccoli vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between broccoli and crab

  • Broccoli is higher in vitamin C and vitamin K; however, crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% higher.
  • Broccoli has 339 times more vitamin K than crab. While broccoli has 101.6µg of vitamin K, crab has only 0.3µg.
  • Broccoli has less sodium.
  • Crab has a lower glycemic index (0) than broccoli (32).

The food types used in this comparison are Broccoli, 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 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
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 +22%
Contains more IronIron +46%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +183.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +71.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +93.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1561.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +829.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +254.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1616%

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 297% 10% 16% 0% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47% 10%
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 +2603%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +208.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33766.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +135.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +329.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +74%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +332.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broccoli Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Vitamin C 89.2mg 3.3mg 95%
Copper 0.049mg 0.814mg 85%
Vitamin K 101.6µg 0.3µg 84%
Selenium 2.5µg 42.9µg 73%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Zinc 0.41mg 3.81mg 31%
Protein 2.82g 17.88g 30%
Phosphorus 66mg 234mg 24%
Sodium 33mg 563mg 23%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 2.747mg 13%
Choline 18.7mg 80.9mg 11%
Fiber 2.6g 0g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.573mg 0.997mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.78mg 1.84mg 7%
Manganese 0.21mg 0.074mg 6%
Calcium 47mg 91mg 4%
Magnesium 21mg 36mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.023mg 4%
Iron 0.73mg 0.5mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 1µg 3%
Folate 63µg 51µg 3%
Calories 34kcal 83kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.117mg 0.093mg 2%
Potassium 316mg 259mg 2%
Carbs 6.64g 0g 2%
Fructose 0.68g 0g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.175mg 0.156mg 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.74g 1%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.201g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.038g 0.258g 1%
Net carbs 4.04g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.088mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.117mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.059mg 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
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 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 +12.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +534%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +94.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 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 -80.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1072.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +578.9%

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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. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/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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