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Crab meat vs. Caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crab meat and caramel

  • Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and folate, while caramel has more vitamin B2.
  • Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 467% higher.
  • Caramel contains 66 times less copper than crab meat. Crab meat contains 1.182mg of copper, while caramel contains 0.018mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in caramel is lower.
  • Crab meat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of crab meat is 0, while the glycemic index of caramel is 65.

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Candies, caramels.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 41% 19% 5.3% 6% 12% 49% 32% 1.4% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +270.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.4%
Contains more IronIron +442.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +6466.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1631.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2122.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.1%

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%
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 1.3% 4% 9.2% 0% 26% 59% 2.8% 37% 13% 38% 4.5% 3% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +805.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +221.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3733.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1175%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +365.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Caramel DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 0.3µg 467%
Copper 1.182mg 0.018mg 129%
Selenium 40µg 1.8µg 69%
Zinc 7.62mg 0.44mg 65%
Sodium 1072mg 245mg 36%
Protein 19.35g 4.6g 30%
Carbs 0g 77g 26%
Phosphorus 280mg 114mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 3.478g 20%
Cholesterol 53mg 7mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.256mg 15%
Calories 97kcal 382kcal 14%
Folate 51µg 4µg 12%
Saturated fat 0.133g 2.476g 11%
Magnesium 63mg 17mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.056mg 10%
Fats 1.54g 8.1g 10%
Calcium 59mg 138mg 8%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 0.4mg 8%
Iron 0.76mg 0.14mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 0.148mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.103mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.62mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 1.542g 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.011mg 1%
Choline 8mg 1%
Potassium 262mg 214mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 77g N/A
Sugar 65.5g N/A
Vitamin A 9µg 12µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0.417mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0.205mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0.285mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.115mg 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
5% 8% 77% 9% 2%
Protein: 4.6 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 77 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +320.7%
Contains more WaterWater +812.4%
Contains more FatsFats +426%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +15.4%

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
33% 21% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.476 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.478 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +733.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +548.9%

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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. Caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167974/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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