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Carp vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between carp and crab

  • Carp has more phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B1; however, crab is richer in copper, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and folate.
  • Crab covers your daily copper needs 82% more than carp.
  • Crab has 7 times less saturated fat than carp. Carp has 1.388g of saturated fat, while crab has 0.201g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, carp, cooked, dry heat 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.
Carp
Carp
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 16% 38% 60% 24% 52% 228% 8.2% 6.5% 88%
Crab
Crab
5
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 +64.9%
Contains more IronIron +218%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more CopperCopper +1015.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +100.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +164.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

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.
Carp
Carp
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 5.3% 0% 3.3% 0% 35% 16% 39% 52% 51% 184% 0% 13%
Crab
Crab
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 11% 0% 0.33% 37% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +508.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +106.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +126.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carp Crab DV% diff.
Copper 0.073mg 0.814mg 82%
Vitamin B12 1.47µg 3.33µg 78%
Selenium 16.2µg 42.9µg 49%
Phosphorus 531mg 234mg 42%
Sodium 63mg 563mg 22%
Zinc 1.9mg 3.81mg 17%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Iron 1.59mg 0.5mg 14%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.835g 0.258g 11%
Protein 22.86g 17.88g 10%
Fats 7.17g 0.74g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.023mg 10%
Folate 17µg 51µg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 2.985g 0.129g 7%
Potassium 427mg 259mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.156mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.388g 0.201g 5%
Calories 162kcal 83kcal 4%
Cholesterol 84mg 97mg 4%
Calcium 52mg 91mg 4%
Vitamin B3 2.1mg 2.747mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 0.997mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 3.3mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.093mg 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 1µg 1%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.074mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 14g 22g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 71kcal 46kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 62g 120g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.5 1.9 N/A
Magnesium 38mg 36mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.256mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 1.002mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.054mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.858mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.1mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.677mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.893mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.178mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.673mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.305g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.146g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.105g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carp
Carp
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23% 7% 70%
Protein: 22.86 g
Fats: 7.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.63 g
Other: 0.34 g
Crab
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 ProteinProtein +27.9%
Contains more FatsFats +868.9%
Contains more WaterWater +14.4%
Contains more OtherOther +397.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carp
Carp
2
22% 48% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.388 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.985 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.835 g
Crab
Crab
1
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2214%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +611.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.5%

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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. Carp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174185/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.