Crab meat vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between crab meat and béchamel sauce
- Béchamel sauce has less vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, and folate.
- Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 467% more.
- Crab meat has 91 times more copper than béchamel sauce. Crab meat has 1.182mg of copper, while béchamel sauce has 0.013mg.
- Béchamel sauce is lower in cholesterol.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Sauce, homemade, white, thin.
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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 | +320% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +60.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +261.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +8992.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1714.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +177.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +66.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1112.1% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +113.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -69.4% |
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 CVitamin C | +850% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +413.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +18% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +339% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +3733.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +466.7% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +711.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +234.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 11.5µg | 0.3µg | 467% |
Copper | 1.182mg | 0.013mg | 130% |
Selenium | 40µg | 3.3µg | 67% |
Zinc | 7.62mg | 0.42mg | 65% |
Sodium | 1072mg | 328mg | 32% |
Protein | 19.35g | 3.77g | 31% |
Phosphorus | 280mg | 101mg | 26% |
Cholesterol | 53mg | 8mg | 15% |
Folate | 51µg | 9µg | 11% |
Magnesium | 63mg | 15mg | 11% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.18mg | 0.041mg | 11% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.055mg | 0.184mg | 10% |
Saturated fat | 0.133g | 2.152g | 9% |
Vitamin C | 7.6mg | 0.8mg | 8% |
Fats | 1.54g | 6.73g | 8% |
Calcium | 59mg | 126mg | 7% |
Iron | 0.76mg | 0.21mg | 7% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.34mg | 0.261mg | 7% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.536g | 1.586g | 7% |
Vitamin A | 9µg | 73µg | 7% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.185g | 2.67g | 6% |
Vitamin D | 1.2µg | 6% | |
Vitamin D | 49IU | 6% | |
Potassium | 262mg | 163mg | 3% |
Choline | 14.1mg | 3% | |
Carbs | 0g | 7.4g | 2% |
Manganese | 0.04mg | 0.024mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.17mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.4mg | 0.339mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.6µg | 1% | |
Calories | 97kcal | 105kcal | 0% |
Net carbs | 0g | 7.3g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.78g | N/A | |
Fiber | 0g | 0.1g | 0% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.053mg | 0.055mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.269mg | 0.046mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.783mg | 0.147mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.938mg | 0.198mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.536mg | 0.32mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.684mg | 0.259mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.545mg | 0.082mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.817mg | 0.157mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.91mg | 0.219mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.393mg | 0.089mg | 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
Protein:
19.35 g
Fats:
1.54 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
77.55 g
Other:
1.56 g
Protein:
3.77 g
Fats:
6.73 g
Carbs:
7.4 g
Water:
80.66 g
Other:
1.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +413.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +337% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
~equal in
Water
~80.66g
~equal in
Other
~1.44g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.133 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.536 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
2.152 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.586 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -93.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1343.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +195.9% |