Couscous vs. Crab stick — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between couscous and crab stick?

Couscous is higher in selenium and vitamin B5; however, crab stick is richer in phosphorus, vitamin B12, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
Crab stick's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 37% more.
Couscous has less sodium.
Crab stick has a lower glycemic index (50) than couscous (65).

We used Couscous, cooked and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi 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.

Couscous

Crab stick

Contains more CopperCopper	+28.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+663.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+437.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+55.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1181.8%

~equal in Iron ~0.39mg

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.

Couscous

Crab stick

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+110%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+58.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+196.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+154.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+293.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	22mg	282mg	37%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.57µg	24%
Sodium	5mg	529mg	23%
Selenium	27.5µg	22.3µg	9%
Magnesium	8mg	43mg	8%
Protein	3.79g	7.62g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.371mg	0mg	7%
Cholesterol	0mg	20mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.051mg	0.13mg	6%
Fiber	1.4g	0.5g	4%
Folate	15µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.027mg	0.08mg	4%
Carbs	23.22g	15g	3%
Manganese	0.084mg	0.011mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.03mg	3%
Choline	3.3mg	13mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.983mg	0.62mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.029g	0.216g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.022g	0.275g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.064g	0.143g	1%
Fructose		0.62g	1%
Calories	112kcal	95kcal	1%
Zinc	0.26mg	0.33mg	1%
Copper	0.041mg	0.032mg	1%
Potassium	58mg	90mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	13mg	1%
Starch		3.5g	1%
Fats	0.16g	0.46g	0%
Net carbs	21.82g	14.5g	N/A
Iron	0.38mg	0.39mg	0%
Sugar	0.1g	6.25g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.13mg	0.17mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.008g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.049mg	0.075mg	0%
Threonine	0.1mg	0.285mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.147mg	0.23mg	0%
Leucine	0.259mg	0.607mg	0%
Lysine	0.073mg	0.707mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.261mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.184mg	0.26mg	0%
Valine	0.162mg	0.286mg	0%
Histidine	0.077mg	0.156mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.028g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.089g	N/A