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Crab meat vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between crab meat and butter

  • Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, butter has more vitamin A.
  • Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 472% more.
  • Crab meat has 97 times more sodium than butter. Crab meat has 1072mg of sodium, while butter has 11mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Butter, without salt.

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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 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +145.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +991.7%
Contains more IronIron +3700%
Contains more CopperCopper +7287.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +8366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1066.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%

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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +960%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3090.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +6664.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Butter DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 0.17µg 472%
Saturated fat 0.133g 50.489g 229%
Copper 1.182mg 0.016mg 130%
Fats 1.54g 81.11g 122%
Vitamin A 9µg 684µg 75%
Selenium 40µg 1µg 71%
Zinc 7.62mg 0.09mg 68%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 23.43g 58%
Cholesterol 53mg 215mg 54%
Sodium 1072mg 11mg 46%
Protein 19.35g 0.85g 37%
Phosphorus 280mg 24mg 37%
Calories 97kcal 717kcal 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 3.01g 16%
Magnesium 63mg 2mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.003mg 14%
Folate 51µg 3µg 12%
Iron 0.76mg 0.02mg 9%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 0.042mg 8%
Potassium 262mg 24mg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.005mg 4%
Calcium 59mg 24mg 4%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.034mg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.004mg 2%
Carbs 0g 0.06g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 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
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2176.5%
Contains more WaterWater +332.3%
Contains more OtherOther +3800%
Contains more FatsFats +5166.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 22% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.133 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.536 g
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12564.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +461.6%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.