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Brussels sprouts vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Brussels sprouts and crab different?

  • Brussels sprouts are higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, and fiber; however, crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for Brussels sprouts is 147% higher.
  • Brussels sprouts have less sodium.

Brussels sprouts, raw and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
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 +50.2%
Contains more IronIron +180%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +355.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1062.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +807.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +239.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2581.3%

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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
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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 +2475.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +504.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +58900%
Contains more FolateFolate +19.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +268.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +222.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +323.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.093mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Crab DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 0.258g 1018%
Vitamin K 177µg 0.3µg 147%
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Vitamin C 85mg 3.3mg 91%
Copper 0.07mg 0.814mg 83%
Selenium 1.6µg 42.9µg 75%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Zinc 0.42mg 3.81mg 31%
Protein 3.38g 17.88g 29%
Phosphorus 69mg 234mg 24%
Sodium 25mg 563mg 23%
Fiber 3.8g 0g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.997mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 2.747mg 13%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.074mg 11%
Iron 1.4mg 0.5mg 11%
Choline 19.1mg 80.9mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0.023mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 1.84mg 6%
Calcium 42mg 91mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.156mg 5%
Potassium 389mg 259mg 4%
Vitamin A 38µg 1µg 4%
Folate 61µg 51µg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 36mg 3%
Carbs 8.95g 0g 3%
Calories 43kcal 83kcal 2%
Fructose 0.93g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.062g 0.201g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.74g 1%
Net carbs 5.15g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 0g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.093mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 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
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 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 +429%
Contains more FatsFats +146.7%
Contains more OtherOther +23.4%
~equal in Water ~79.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 153 g
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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 -69.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +59202.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +460.9%

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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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/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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