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Chuck steak vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chuck steak and crab

  • Chuck steak is higher in zinc, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, crab is richer in copper, selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin E.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for copper is 82% higher.
  • Chuck steak has 43 times more saturated fat than crab. While chuck steak has 8.66g of saturated fat, crab has only 0.201g.

The food types used in this comparison are Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 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 16% 4.8% 29% 92% 26% 237% 83% 9.3% 1.6% 150%
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 PotassiumPotassium +25.5%
Contains more IronIron +390%
Contains more ZincZinc +127.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +468.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +957.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +516.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +56%

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 0% 2.3% 2% 1.5% 17% 44% 87% 45% 86% 379% 4% 4.5% 43%
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 AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +187%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +139.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1740%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~3.33µg
~equal in Choline ~80.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chuck steak Crab DV% diff.
Copper 0.077mg 0.814mg 82%
Zinc 8.68mg 3.81mg 44%
Saturated fat 8.66g 0.201g 38%
Fats 19.64g 0.74g 29%
Selenium 27.5µg 42.9µg 28%
Iron 2.45mg 0.5mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 9.457g 0.129g 23%
Sodium 71mg 563mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.373mg 0.156mg 17%
Protein 24.98g 17.88g 14%
Vitamin B12 3.03µg 3.33µg 13%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1.84mg 12%
Vitamin B3 4.663mg 2.747mg 12%
Folate 6µg 51µg 11%
Calories 277kcal 83kcal 10%
Calcium 16mg 91mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.191mg 0.093mg 8%
Phosphorus 193mg 234mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.752mg 0.997mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.258g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.023mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Cholesterol 87mg 97mg 3%
Manganese 0.012mg 0.074mg 3%
Magnesium 22mg 36mg 3%
Potassium 325mg 259mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin D 5IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Trans fat 1.287g 0.014g N/A
Choline 79mg 80.9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.281mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.062mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 2.009mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.184mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.709mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.129mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.809mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.041g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.619g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 20% 55%
Protein: 24.98 g
Fats: 19.64 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.22 g
Other: 0.16 g
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 +39.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2554.1%
Contains more WaterWater +44.3%
Contains more OtherOther +956.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.457 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
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 +7231%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +214%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.7%

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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. Chuck steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171228/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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