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Chinese cuisine vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chinese cuisine and crab

  • Chinese cuisine has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 119% higher.
  • Crab has 631 times less vitamin A than chinese cuisine. Chinese cuisine has 1262IU of vitamin A, while crab has 2IU.
  • Chinese cuisine is lower in cholesterol.
  • Chinese cuisine has a higher glycemic index than crab.

Food types used in this article are Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 6.6% 18% 42% 16% 41% 33% 53% 19% 37%
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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 IronIron +122%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +98.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +313.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27%
Contains more CopperCopper +1561.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +154%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +207.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +540.3%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 39% 21% 16% 1.5% 8.3% 13% 25% 27% 37% 60% 128% 34% 19%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +251.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +43.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +17000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +124.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +125.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +593.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +134.5%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.156mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cuisine Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 3.33µg 119%
Copper 0.049mg 0.814mg 85%
Selenium 6.7µg 42.9µg 66%
Vitamin K 51.3µg 0.3µg 43%
Cholesterol 14mg 97mg 28%
Phosphorus 76mg 234mg 23%
Protein 7.08g 17.88g 22%
Zinc 1.5mg 3.81mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.13g 0.258g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.443mg 0.997mg 11%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 3.3mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.32mg 2.747mg 9%
Choline 34.5mg 80.9mg 8%
Iron 1.11mg 0.5mg 8%
Calcium 22mg 91mg 7%
Fats 5.3g 0.74g 7%
Sodium 409mg 563mg 7%
Vitamin A 63µg 1µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 1.84mg 7%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Magnesium 15mg 36mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.978g 0.201g 4%
Manganese 0.147mg 0.074mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.093mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.217g 0.129g 3%
Carbs 7.29g 0g 2%
Folate 45µg 51µg 2%
Potassium 204mg 259mg 2%
Fructose 0.55g 0g 1%
Calories 105kcal 83kcal 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Starch 1.82g 0g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.023mg 1%
Net carbs 5.79g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.41g 0g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.156mg 0%
Trans fat 0.058g 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.313mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.552mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.158mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.317mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.327mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.207mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.264g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.803g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 5% 7% 79%
Protein: 7.08 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 7.29 g
Water: 78.82 g
Other: 1.51 g
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +616.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +152.5%
Contains more OtherOther +11.9%
~equal in Water ~79.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 28% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.978 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.217 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.13 g
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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 +843.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +725.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.4%

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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. Chinese cuisine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168072/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.

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