Cornmeal vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cornmeal and crab

Cornmeal has more iron, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B2, while crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, and zinc.
Crab covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 139% more than cornmeal.
Cornmeal contains 24 times more vitamin B1 than crab. While cornmeal contains 0.551mg of vitamin B1, crab contains only 0.023mg.
The amount of sodium in cornmeal is lower.
Crab has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of crab is 0, while the glycemic index of cornmeal is 68.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow 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.

Cornmeal

Crab

Contains more IronIron	+772%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+135.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2933.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+82.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+971.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+477.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+136.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+308.6%

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.

Cornmeal

Crab

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2295.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+310.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+80.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+309.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+315.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+840.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	3.33µg	139%
Copper	0.076mg	0.814mg	82%
Selenium	10.5µg	42.9µg	59%
Iron	4.36mg	0.5mg	48%
Vitamin B1	0.551mg	0.023mg	44%
Folate	209µg	51µg	40%
Cholesterol	0mg	97mg	32%
Starch	73.3g	0g	30%
Zinc	0.66mg	3.81mg	29%
Carbs	79.45g	0g	26%
Sodium	7mg	563mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.093mg	22%
Protein	7.11g	17.88g	22%
Phosphorus	99mg	234mg	19%
Fiber	3.9g	0g	16%
Vitamin B5	0.24mg	0.997mg	15%
Calories	370kcal	83kcal	14%
Vitamin B3	4.968mg	2.747mg	14%
Choline	8.6mg	80.9mg	13%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	1.84mg	11%
Calcium	3mg	91mg	9%
Manganese	0.174mg	0.074mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.828g	0.258g	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Potassium	142mg	259mg	3%
Fats	1.75g	0.74g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.182mg	0.156mg	2%
Vitamin A	11µg	1µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.39g	0.129g	1%
Magnesium	32mg	36mg	1%
Net carbs	75.55g	0g	N/A
Sugar	1.61g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	0µg	0.3µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.014g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.22g	0.201g	0%
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	0.172mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	1.006mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	0.105mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.162mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.366mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	0.337mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.172mg	0.393mg	0%
Fructose	0.17g	0g	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	0g	0.005g	N/A