Chicken fingers vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken fingers and crab meat different?

Chicken fingers are richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2, while crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, and selenium.
Crab meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 473% more than chicken fingers.
Chicken fingers contain 19 times more saturated fat than crab meat. Chicken fingers contain 2.493g of saturated fat, while crab meat contains 0.133g.
Chicken fingers have a higher glycemic index (46) than crab meat (0).

Fast foods, chicken tenders and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat 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.

Chicken fingers

Crab meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+42.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+470%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+247.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1613%
Contains more ZincZinc	+973.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+128.6%

~equal in Iron ~0.76mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~280mg

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.

Chicken fingers

Crab meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+107.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+225.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+513.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+211%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+136.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+590.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+7087.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+168.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	11.5µg	473%
Copper	0.069mg	1.182mg	124%
Zinc	0.71mg	7.62mg	63%
Vitamin B3	8.217mg	1.34mg	43%
Selenium	17.5µg	40µg	41%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.783g	0.536g	35%
Vitamin E	3.17mg		21%
Fats	13.95g	1.54g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.426mg	0.18mg	19%
Vitamin B5	1.244mg	0.4mg	17%
Sodium	769mg	1072mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	4.83g	0.185g	12%
Saturated fat	2.493g	0.133g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.179mg	0.055mg	10%
Calories	271kcal	97kcal	9%
Magnesium	28mg	63mg	8%
Choline	43.7mg		8%
Folate	19µg	51µg	8%
Manganese	0.228mg	0.04mg	8%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	7.6mg	7%
Starch	17.03g		7%
Vitamin K	8µg		7%
Carbs	17.25g	0g	6%
Fiber	1.2g	0g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.11mg	0.053mg	5%
Calcium	17mg	59mg	4%
Potassium	373mg	262mg	3%
Cholesterol	48mg	53mg	2%
Vitamin D	7IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Vitamin A	3µg	9µg	1%
Protein	19.22g	19.35g	0%
Net carbs	16.05g	0g	N/A
Iron	0.73mg	0.76mg	0%
Sugar	0.4g		N/A
Phosphorus	282mg	280mg	0%
Trans fat	0.052g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.222mg	0.269mg	0%
Threonine	0.803mg	0.783mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.845mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.553mg	1.536mg	0%
Lysine	1.616mg	1.684mg	0%
Methionine	0.518mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.437mg	0.817mg	0%
Valine	0.908mg	0.91mg	0%
Histidine	0.655mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.295g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.118g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.211g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0.031g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	5.439g		N/A