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Crab meat vs. Ham — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crab meat and ham

  • Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, folate, phosphorus, and magnesium, while ham has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 452% higher.
  • Ham contains 17 times less folate than crab meat. Crab meat contains 51µg of folate, while ham contains 3µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean (approximately 5% fat), roasted.

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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 10% 2.4% 25% 56% 26% 79% 84% 157% 7% 106%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +637.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1396.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +164.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +105.1%
Contains more IronIron +94.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35%
~equal in Potassium ~287mg

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 0% 0% 5% 12% 189% 47% 75% 24% 92% 81% 0% 2.3% 46%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1669.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1322.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +267.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +200.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +122.2%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.403mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Ham DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 0.65µg 452%
Copper 1.182mg 0.079mg 123%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.754mg 58%
Zinc 7.62mg 2.88mg 43%
Selenium 40µg 19.5µg 37%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 4.023mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.4mg 17%
Choline 85.1mg 15%
Phosphorus 280mg 196mg 12%
Magnesium 63mg 14mg 12%
Folate 51µg 3µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.202mg 11%
Iron 0.76mg 1.48mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.133g 1.81g 8%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 0mg 8%
Sodium 1072mg 1203mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 2.62g 6%
Fats 1.54g 5.53g 6%
Calcium 59mg 8mg 5%
Vitamin D 32IU 4%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 4%
Protein 19.35g 20.93g 3%
Calories 97kcal 145kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.054mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Potassium 262mg 287mg 1%
Carbs 0g 1.5g 1%
Net carbs 0g 1.5g N/A
Cholesterol 53mg 53mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.403mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 0.54g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0.931mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.918mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 1.661mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 1.775mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.553mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0.904mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0.908mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.75mg 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
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21% 6% 68% 4%
Protein: 20.93 g
Fats: 5.53 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 67.67 g
Other: 4.37 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%
Contains more FatsFats +259.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +180.1%
~equal in Protein ~20.93g

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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36% 53% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.81 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.62 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.54 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1316.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.54g

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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. Ham - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167871/nutrients

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

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