Crab meat vs. Chinook salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab meat and chinook salmon?

Crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, and zinc, yet chinook salmon is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fats, vitamin A, and protein.
Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 360% more.
Crab meat has 22 times more copper than chinook salmon. While crab meat has 1.182mg of copper, chinook salmon has only 0.053mg.
The amount of sodium in chinook salmon is lower.

We used Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crab meat

Chinook salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+110.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2130.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1260.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+110.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+93.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+92.7%
Contains more IronIron	+19.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+17%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crab meat

Chinook salmon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+85.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+45.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1555.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+180%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+649.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+116.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+156.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	11.5µg	2.87µg	360%
Copper	1.182mg	0.053mg	125%
Zinc	7.62mg	0.56mg	64%
Vitamin B3	1.34mg	10.045mg	54%
Sodium	1072mg	60mg	44%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.462mg	22%
Fats	1.54g	13.38g	18%
Vitamin A	9µg	149µg	16%
Magnesium	63mg	122mg	14%
Saturated fat	0.133g	3.214g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.185g	5.742g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.536g	2.662g	14%
Protein	19.35g	25.72g	13%
Phosphorus	280mg	371mg	13%
Selenium	40µg	46.8µg	12%
Cholesterol	53mg	85mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.865mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.154mg	8%
Calories	97kcal	231kcal	7%
Potassium	262mg	505mg	7%
Vitamin C	7.6mg	4.1mg	4%
Folate	51µg	35µg	4%
Calcium	59mg	28mg	3%
Iron	0.76mg	0.91mg	2%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.019mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.053mg	0.044mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	50kcal	90kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	103g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.4	2.6	N/A
Tryptophan	0.269mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	0.783mg	1.127mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	1.185mg	0%
Leucine	1.536mg	2.09mg	0%
Lysine	1.684mg	2.362mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.761mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.817mg	1.004mg	0%
Valine	0.91mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.757mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.295g	1.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.118g	0.727g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.031g	0.296g	N/A