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Crab meat vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab meat and chocolate different?

  • Crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and copper; however, chocolate is richer in iron, manganese, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab meat is 470% higher.
  • Crab meat contains 45 times more sodium than chocolate. While crab meat contains 1072mg of sodium, chocolate contains only 24mg.
  • Crab meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than chocolate (23).

Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids are the varieties used in this article.

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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 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
Contains more CopperCopper +15%
Contains more ZincZinc +279.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1233.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +131.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.4%
Contains more IronIron +955.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3447.5%
~equal in Calcium ~56mg

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 0% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4900%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.05mg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Chocolate DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 0.23µg 470%
Iron 0.76mg 8.02mg 91%
Saturated fat 0.133g 18.519g 84%
Selenium 40µg 3µg 67%
Manganese 0.04mg 1.419mg 60%
Zinc 7.62mg 2.01mg 51%
Fats 1.54g 31.28g 46%
Sodium 1072mg 24mg 46%
Protein 19.35g 4.88g 29%
Fiber 0g 7g 28%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 9.54g 23%
Calories 97kcal 546kcal 22%
Carbs 0g 61.17g 20%
Magnesium 63mg 146mg 20%
Copper 1.182mg 1.028mg 17%
Cholesterol 53mg 8mg 15%
Folate 51µg 13%
Phosphorus 280mg 206mg 11%
Caffeine 43mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.042mg 11%
Potassium 262mg 559mg 9%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 8%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 1.092g 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 0.725mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.297mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.025mg 2%
Vitamin A 9µg 2µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 54.17g N/A
Calcium 59mg 56mg 0%
Sugar 47.9g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.05mg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g 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% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +296.5%
Contains more WaterWater +7894.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1931.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~1.7g

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
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5056.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +103.7%

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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. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/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.