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Crab meat vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between crab meat and crayfish

  • Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin C, magnesium, and selenium; however, crayfish is higher in manganese.
  • Crab meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 390% more than crayfish.
  • Crab meat has 11 times more sodium than crayfish. While crab meat has 1072mg of sodium, crayfish has only 94mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat.

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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 24% 18% 26% 31% 228% 48% 116% 12% 68% 200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +72.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +333%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1205%
~equal in Calcium ~60mg
~equal in Iron ~0.83mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~270mg
~equal in Selenium ~36.7µg

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 3% 5% 30% 0% 13% 20% 43% 35% 18% 269% 0.25% 33% 44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +744.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +136.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +434.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Crayfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 2.15µg 390%
Copper 1.182mg 0.685mg 55%
Zinc 7.62mg 1.76mg 53%
Sodium 1072mg 94mg 43%
Cholesterol 53mg 133mg 27%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.522mg 21%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.5mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.076mg 8%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 0.9mg 7%
Magnesium 63mg 33mg 7%
Selenium 40µg 36.7µg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 2.28mg 6%
Protein 19.35g 16.77g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.58mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.085mg 2%
Folate 51µg 44µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 0.367g 1%
Calories 97kcal 82kcal 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 15µg 1%
Phosphorus 280mg 270mg 1%
Iron 0.76mg 0.83mg 1%
Potassium 262mg 296mg 1%
Fats 1.54g 1.2g 1%
Calcium 59mg 60mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.133g 0.181g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.244g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0.676mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.811mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 1.329mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.472mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0.706mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0.786mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.341mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g 0.047g 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
17% 79% 3%
Protein: 16.77 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.37 g
Other: 2.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.4%
Contains more FatsFats +28.3%
Contains more OtherOther +70.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~79.37g

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
23% 31% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.181 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.244 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31.9%

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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. Crayfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174207/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.