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Crab meat vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab meat and crab different?

  • Crab meat is richer in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, phosphorus, and magnesium, while crab is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and selenium.
  • Crab meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 340% more than crab.
  • Crab meat contains 2 times more zinc than crab. Crab meat contains 7.62mg of zinc, while crab contains 3.81mg.
  • Crab is lower in sodium.

Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types were 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more IronIron +52%
Contains more CopperCopper +45.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +85%
~equal in Potassium ~259mg
~equal in Selenium ~42.9µg

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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +130.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +245.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +105%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +149.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~51µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 3.33µg 340%
Copper 1.182mg 0.814mg 41%
Zinc 7.62mg 3.81mg 35%
Sodium 1072mg 563mg 22%
Cholesterol 53mg 97mg 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.997mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 2.747mg 9%
Phosphorus 280mg 234mg 7%
Magnesium 63mg 36mg 6%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 3.3mg 5%
Selenium 40µg 42.9µg 5%
Iron 0.76mg 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 59mg 91mg 3%
Protein 19.35g 17.88g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.023mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.093mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 0.258g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.156mg 2%
Calories 97kcal 83kcal 1%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.074mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 1µg 1%
Fats 1.54g 0.74g 1%
Potassium 262mg 259mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Folate 51µg 51µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.133g 0.201g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g 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
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +108.1%
~equal in Protein ~17.88g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~79.69g
~equal in Other ~1.69g

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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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +107.8%

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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. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.