Cod vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between cod and crab?
- Cod is higher in vitamin B6, yet crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, vitamin B5, phosphorus, folate, and selenium.
- Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 95% more.
- Cod has 2 times more vitamin B6 than crab. While cod has 0.283mg of vitamin B6, crab has only 0.156mg.
- The amount of cholesterol in cod is lower.
We used Fish, cod, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types in this article.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +16.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -86.1% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +550% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +2161.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +556.9% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +69.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +270% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +14.1% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1300% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +282.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +81.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +230% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +127.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +17.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +453.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +217.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +200% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +537.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.05µg | 3.33µg | 95% |
| Copper | 0.036mg | 0.814mg | 86% |
| Zinc | 0.58mg | 3.81mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 78mg | 563mg | 21% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.18mg | 0.997mg | 16% |
| Cholesterol | 55mg | 97mg | 14% |
| Phosphorus | 138mg | 234mg | 14% |
| Folate | 8µg | 51µg | 11% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.283mg | 0.156mg | 10% |
| Protein | 22.83g | 17.88g | 10% |
| Selenium | 37.6µg | 42.9µg | 10% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 91mg | 8% |
| Vitamin E | 0.81mg | 1.84mg | 7% |
| Vitamin D | 46IU | 0IU | 6% |
| Vitamin D | 1.2µg | 0µg | 6% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.088mg | 0.023mg | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 3.3mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.02mg | 0.074mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B3 | 2.513mg | 2.747mg | 1% |
| Choline | 83.7mg | 80.9mg | 1% |
| Calories | 105kcal | 83kcal | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.079mg | 0.093mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 14µg | 1µg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 42mg | 36mg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.86g | 0.74g | 0% |
| Potassium | 244mg | 259mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.49mg | 0.5mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.014g | N/A | |
| Saturated fat | 0.168g | 0.201g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.124g | 0.129g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.292g | 0.258g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.256mg | 0.226mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.001mg | 0.727mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.052mg | 0.776mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.856mg | 1.307mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.097mg | 1.386mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.676mg | 0.452mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.891mg | 0.708mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.176mg | 0.806mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.672mg | 0.393mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.004g | 0.101g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.154g | 0.067g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.013g | 0.009g | N/A |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.005g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +27.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +16.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +333.3% |
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Water
~79.69g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -16.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +13.2% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~0.129g
