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Chinook salmon vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chinook salmon and crab

  • Chinook salmon is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin A; however, crab is richer in copper, zinc, and vitamin B12.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for copper is 85% higher.
  • Chinook salmon has 248 times more vitamin A than crab. While chinook salmon has 496IU of vitamin A, crab has only 2IU.
  • Crab has less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat 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 87% 8.4% 45% 34% 18% 15% 159% 7.8% 2.5% 255%
Crab
Crab
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +238.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95%
Contains more IronIron +82%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +225%
Contains more CopperCopper +1435.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +580.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +289.5%
~equal in Selenium ~42.9µg

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 14% 50% 0% 0% 11% 36% 188% 52% 107% 359% 0% 26% 0%
Crab
Crab
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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 +24.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +14800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +91.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +265.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +196.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +16%
Contains more FolateFolate +45.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Crab DV% diff.
Copper 0.053mg 0.814mg 85%
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 2.747mg 46%
Zinc 0.56mg 3.81mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.156mg 24%
Sodium 60mg 563mg 22%
Magnesium 122mg 36mg 20%
Phosphorus 371mg 234mg 20%
Fats 13.38g 0.74g 19%
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 3.33µg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 0.258g 16%
Vitamin A 149µg 1µg 16%
Protein 25.72g 17.88g 16%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 0.129g 14%
Saturated fat 3.214g 0.201g 14%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Calories 231kcal 83kcal 7%
Selenium 46.8µg 42.9µg 7%
Potassium 505mg 259mg 7%
Calcium 28mg 91mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.093mg 5%
Iron 0.91mg 0.5mg 5%
Folate 35µg 51µg 4%
Cholesterol 85mg 97mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.997mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.023mg 2%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.074mg 2%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 3.3mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 13% 66%
Protein: 25.72 g
Fats: 13.38 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.6 g
Other: 0 g
Crab
Crab
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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 ProteinProtein +43.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1708.1%
Contains more WaterWater +21.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 49% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.742 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.662 g
Crab
Crab
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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 +4351.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +931.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.7%

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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. Chinook salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171999/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.