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

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What are the differences between chicken meat and crab stick?

Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, zinc, and iron; however, crab stick is richer in phosphorus and vitamin B12.
Chicken meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 49% more.
Crab stick has less saturated fat.
Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than crab stick (50).

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi types 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 meat

Crab stick

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+147.8%
Contains more IronIron	+223.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+106.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+487.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.9%

~equal in Selenium ~22.3µg

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 meat

Crab stick

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+110%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+110%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1268.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+207.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+406.9%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+90%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	0.62mg	49%
Protein	27.3g	7.62g	39%
Cholesterol	88mg	20mg	23%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.13mg	21%
Fats	13.6g	0.46g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	0.143g	19%
Sodium	82mg	529mg	19%
Saturated fat	3.79g	0.216g	16%
Zinc	1.94mg	0.33mg	15%
Phosphorus	182mg	282mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	0.275g	13%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.57µg	11%
Iron	1.26mg	0.39mg	11%
Choline	65.9mg	13mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.08mg	7%
Calories	239kcal	95kcal	7%
Carbs	0g	15g	5%
Vitamin A	48µg	0µg	5%
Magnesium	23mg	43mg	5%
Copper	0.066mg	0.032mg	4%
Potassium	223mg	90mg	4%
Selenium	23.9µg	22.3µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.03mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0.4µg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.5g	2%
Fructose		0.62g	1%
Folate	5µg	0µg	1%
Starch		3.5g	1%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.17mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	14.5g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU	0IU	0%
Calcium	15mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	0g	6.25g	N/A
Manganese	0.02mg	0.011mg	0%
Trans fat		0.008g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.075mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.285mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	0.23mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	0.607mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	0.707mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.261mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.26mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.286mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.156mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0.028g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.089g	N/A