Cheese sandwich vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cheese sandwich and crab

Cheese sandwich has more manganese, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, and phosphorus; however, crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 134% higher.
Crab has 16 times less vitamin B1 than cheese sandwich. Cheese sandwich has 0.358mg of vitamin B1, while crab has 0.023mg.
Cheese sandwich is lower in cholesterol.
Cheese sandwich has a higher glycemic index than crab.

Food types used in this article are Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling 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.

Cheese sandwich

Crab

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+124.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.1%
Contains more IronIron	+424%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+63.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1363.5%

Contains more CopperCopper	+408.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+337.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+76.5%

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.

Cheese sandwich

Crab

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1456.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+359.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+67.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+120%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+60.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2675%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.12µg	3.33µg	134%
Copper	0.16mg	0.814mg	73%
Polyunsaturated fat	9.166g	0.258g	59%
Manganese	1.083mg	0.074mg	44%
Fats	25g	0.74g	37%
Selenium	24.3µg	42.9µg	34%
Cholesterol	7mg	97mg	30%
Vitamin B1	0.358mg	0.023mg	28%
Zinc	0.87mg	3.81mg	27%
Iron	2.62mg	0.5mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	10.351g	0.129g	26%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.093mg	26%
Phosphorus	382mg	234mg	21%
Calories	497kcal	83kcal	21%
Carbs	58.2g	0g	19%
Saturated fat	4.129g	0.201g	18%
Protein	9.8g	17.88g	16%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Fiber	3.1g	0g	12%
Vitamin E		1.84mg	12%
Sodium	839mg	563mg	12%
Calcium	204mg	91mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.261mg	0.156mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.622mg	0.997mg	8%
Magnesium	54mg	36mg	4%
Vitamin B3	3.185mg	2.747mg	3%
Folate	64µg	51µg	3%
Vitamin A	21µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	3.3mg	2%
Potassium	306mg	259mg	1%
Net carbs	55.1g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.13mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	0.298mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.383mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	0.698mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	0.344mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.167mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.472mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	0.438mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.219mg	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