Cream cheese vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cream cheese and crab different?

Cream cheese is richer in vitamin A and vitamin B2, while crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
Crab covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 130% more than cream cheese.
Cream cheese contains 556 times more vitamin A than crab. Cream cheese contains 1111IU of vitamin A, while crab contains 2IU.
Crab is lower in saturated fat.

Cheese, cream and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types were 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.

Cream cheese

Crab

Contains less SodiumSodium

-44.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+96.2%
Contains more IronIron	+354.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+4422.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+662%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+118.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+572.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+398.8%

~equal in Calcium ~91mg

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.

Cream cheese

Crab

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+30700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+147.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+600%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+114%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2918.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+92.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1413.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+466.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+197.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.023mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	3.33µg	130%
Saturated fat	20.213g	0.201g	91%
Copper	0.018mg	0.814mg	88%
Selenium	8.6µg	42.9µg	62%
Fats	34.44g	0.74g	52%
Vitamin A	308µg	1µg	34%
Zinc	0.5mg	3.81mg	30%
Protein	6.15g	17.88g	23%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	0.129g	22%
Phosphorus	107mg	234mg	18%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	2.747mg	17%
Calories	350kcal	83kcal	13%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.093mg	11%
Folate	9µg	51µg	11%
Sodium	314mg	563mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.997mg	10%
Choline	27.2mg	80.9mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	0.258g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.156mg	8%
Vitamin E	0.86mg	1.84mg	7%
Magnesium	9mg	36mg	6%
Iron	0.11mg	0.5mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Potassium	132mg	259mg	4%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.074mg	3%
Carbs	5.52g	0g	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0.3µg	2%
Cholesterol	101mg	97mg	1%
Calcium	97mg	91mg	1%
Net carbs	5.52g	0g	N/A
Sugar	3.76g	0g	N/A
Starch	0.35g	0g	0%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.023mg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.036g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.807g		N/A