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Crab meat vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between crab meat and beer

  • The amount of vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, folate, and vitamin B6 in crab meat is higher than in beer.
  • Crab meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 478% more than beer.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of beer is 104, while the glycemic index of crab meat is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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 45% 18% 23% 29% 394% 208% 120% 140% 5.2% 218%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1375%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +870.4%
Contains more IronIron +3700%
Contains more CopperCopper +23540%
Contains more ZincZinc +76100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6566.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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.
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 25% 3% 0% 0% 13% 13% 25% 24% 42% 1438% 0% 38% 0%
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +960%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +161.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +875.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +291.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +57400%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 0.02µg 478%
Copper 1.182mg 0.005mg 131%
Selenium 40µg 0.6µg 72%
Zinc 7.62mg 0.01mg 69%
Sodium 1072mg 4mg 46%
Protein 19.35g 0.46g 38%
Phosphorus 280mg 14mg 38%
Cholesterol 53mg 0mg 18%
Magnesium 63mg 6mg 14%
Folate 51µg 6µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.046mg 10%
Iron 0.76mg 0.02mg 9%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 0mg 8%
Potassium 262mg 27mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.041mg 7%
Calcium 59mg 4mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 0.513mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 0g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.005mg 4%
Calories 97kcal 43kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.025mg 2%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Fats 1.54g 0g 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.008mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.55g 1%
Saturated fat 0.133g 0g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.55g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4106.5%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +18.6%
Contains more OtherOther +158.3%

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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. Crab meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174202/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.