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Crab meat vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crab meat and carrots

  • Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and magnesium, while carrots have more vitamin A and fiber.
  • Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 479% higher.
  • Crab meat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of crab meat is 0, while the glycemic index of carrots is 39.

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

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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 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +78.8%
Contains more IronIron +153.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2526.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3075%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +39900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +257.5%

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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +168.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +24.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.058mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 0µg 479%
Copper 1.182mg 0.045mg 126%
Vitamin A 9µg 835µg 92%
Selenium 40µg 0.1µg 73%
Zinc 7.62mg 0.24mg 67%
Sodium 1072mg 69mg 44%
Protein 19.35g 0.93g 37%
Phosphorus 280mg 35mg 35%
Cholesterol 53mg 0mg 18%
Magnesium 63mg 12mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 11%
Folate 51µg 19µg 8%
Iron 0.76mg 0.3mg 6%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.143mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.273mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.138mg 3%
Calories 97kcal 41kcal 3%
Calcium 59mg 33mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 0.117g 3%
Carbs 0g 9.58g 3%
Potassium 262mg 320mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 0.983mg 2%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 5.9mg 2%
Fats 1.54g 0.24g 2%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.066mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Net carbs 0g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 4.74g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.058mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.133g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.04mg 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
Carrot
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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1980.6%
Contains more FatsFats +541.7%
Contains more OtherOther +62.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +13.8%

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
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22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1221.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +358.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.2%

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/nutrients

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

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