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Cockles vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cockles and crab meat

  • Cockles are higher than crab meat in iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Cockles cover your daily iron needs 193% more than crab meat.
  • Cockles contain 4 times more vitamin B2 than crab meat. While cockles contain 0.2mg of vitamin B2, crab meat contains only 0.055mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat.

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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 0% 9% 0% 608% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 18% 23% 29% 394% 208% 120% 140% 5.2% 218%
Contains more IronIron +2031.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +96.7%

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% 0% 0% 0% 2.5% 46% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 25% 3% 0% 0% 13% 13% 25% 24% 42% 1438% 0% 38% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +138.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +430%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cockles Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 479%
Iron 16.2mg 0.76mg 193%
Copper 1.182mg 131%
Selenium 40µg 73%
Zinc 7.62mg 69%
Sodium 1072mg 47%
Phosphorus 280mg 40%
Cholesterol 53mg 18%
Magnesium 63mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 14%
Folate 51µg 13%
Protein 13.5g 19.35g 12%
Vitamin B3 3.2mg 1.34mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.055mg 11%
Potassium 262mg 8%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.053mg 4%
Calcium 30mg 59mg 3%
Carbs 4.7g 0g 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.133g 1%
Calories 79kcal 97kcal 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 1%
Fats 0.7g 1.54g 1%
Net carbs 4.7g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 5% 79% 2%
Protein: 13.5 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 4.7 g
Water: 78.8 g
Other: 2.3 g
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +47.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.3%
Contains more FatsFats +120%
~equal in Water ~77.55g

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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. Cockles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169803/nutrients
  2. Crab meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174202/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.