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Cod vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cod and crab?

  • Cod is richer in vitamin B5, yet crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, folate, vitamin E, and calcium.
  • Cod's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 3040% higher.
  • Cod contains less cholesterol.

We used Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types in this comparison.

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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.
Cod
Cod
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Crab
Crab
8
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 +59.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +468.8%
Contains more IronIron +31.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2807.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +746.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +393.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29.6%

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.
Cod
Cod
5
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 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Crab
Crab
8
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 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +230.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15246%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +230%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +265.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +628.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cod Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 153mg 0.997mg 3040%
Vitamin B12 0.91µg 3.33µg 101%
Copper 0.028mg 0.814mg 87%
Zinc 0.45mg 3.81mg 31%
Sodium 54mg 563mg 22%
Selenium 33.1µg 42.9µg 18%
Cholesterol 43mg 97mg 18%
Folate 7µg 51µg 11%
Vitamin E 0.64mg 1.84mg 8%
Calcium 16mg 91mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.245mg 0.156mg 7%
Potassium 413mg 259mg 5%
Vitamin D 36IU 0IU 5%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.076mg 0.023mg 4%
Vitamin B3 2.063mg 2.747mg 4%
Phosphorus 203mg 234mg 4%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.074mg 3%
Vitamin C 1mg 3.3mg 3%
Choline 65.2mg 80.9mg 3%
Iron 0.38mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.093mg 2%
Magnesium 32mg 36mg 1%
Vitamin A 12µg 1µg 1%
Calories 82kcal 83kcal 0%
Protein 17.81g 17.88g 0%
Fats 0.67g 0.74g 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.131g 0.201g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.094g 0.129g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.231g 0.258g 0%
Tryptophan 0.199mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.781mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.821mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.447mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.635mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.527mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.695mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.917mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.524mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.064g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.12g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.01g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cod
Cod
1
18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Crab
Crab
3
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 +10.4%
Contains more OtherOther +463.3%
~equal in Protein ~17.88g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~79.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cod
Cod
1
29% 21% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.131 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.231 g
Crab
Crab
2
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.7%

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. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/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.