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Coconut vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between coconut and crab

  • Coconut has more manganese, fiber, and iron; however, crab is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, and zinc.
  • Coconut covers your daily saturated fat needs 147% more than crab.
  • Crab has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of coconut is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, coconut meat, raw 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 23% 4.2% 31% 91% 145% 30% 48% 2.6% 196% 55%
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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 +37.5%
Contains more IronIron +386%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1927%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +246.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +324.8%

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 11% 0% 4.8% 0% 17% 4.6% 10% 18% 12% 0% 0.5% 20% 6.6%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +187%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +365%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +408.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +232.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +96.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +568.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~3.3mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Saturated fat 29.698g 0.201g 134%
Manganese 1.5mg 0.074mg 62%
Selenium 10.1µg 42.9µg 60%
Fats 33.49g 0.74g 50%
Copper 0.435mg 0.814mg 42%
Fiber 9g 0g 36%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Protein 3.33g 17.88g 29%
Zinc 1.1mg 3.81mg 25%
Iron 2.43mg 0.5mg 24%
Sodium 20mg 563mg 24%
Phosphorus 113mg 234mg 17%
Calories 354kcal 83kcal 14%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 0.997mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.54mg 2.747mg 14%
Choline 12.1mg 80.9mg 13%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 1.84mg 11%
Calcium 14mg 91mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.156mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.093mg 6%
Folate 26µg 51µg 6%
Carbs 15.23g 0g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.023mg 4%
Potassium 356mg 259mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.425g 0.129g 3%
Magnesium 32mg 36mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.258g 1%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 3.3mg 0%
Net carbs 6.23g 0g N/A
Sugar 6.23g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 33% 15% 47%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 33.49 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 46.99 g
Other: 0.96 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 +4425.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +436.9%
Contains more WaterWater +69.6%
Contains more OtherOther +76%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
94% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 29.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.425 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 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 +1004.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Coconut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170169/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.