Crab meat vs. Hamburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab meat and hamburgers?

Crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, and phosphorus, yet hamburgers are higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 419% more.
Crab meat has 13 times more copper than hamburgers. While crab meat has 1.182mg of copper, hamburgers have only 0.091mg.
The amount of sodium in hamburgers is lower.
The glycemic index of crab meat is lower.

We used Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain types 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.

Crab meat

Hamburger

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+215%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1198.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+165.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+105.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+72.9%
Contains more IronIron	+278.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-61.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+442.5%

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.

Crab meat

Hamburger

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+698.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+309.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+300.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+12.8%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~56µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	11.5µg	1.44µg	419%
Copper	1.182mg	0.091mg	121%
Selenium	40µg		73%
Zinc	7.62mg	2.87mg	43%
Sodium	1072mg	414mg	29%
Iron	0.76mg	2.88mg	27%
Vitamin B3	1.34mg	5.365mg	25%
Saturated fat	0.133g	5.096g	23%
Phosphorus	280mg	136mg	21%
Fats	1.54g	14.36g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.25mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.053mg	0.217mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.185g	5.495g	13%
Calories	97kcal	295kcal	10%
Magnesium	63mg	20mg	10%
Vitamin C	7.6mg	0mg	8%
Carbs	0g	24.1g	8%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.217mg	8%
Protein	19.35g	17.08g	5%
Fiber	0g	0.9g	4%
Calcium	59mg	102mg	4%
Fructose		2.03g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.31mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.203mg	2%
Cholesterol	53mg	47mg	2%
Vitamin A	9µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	262mg	226mg	1%
Folate	51µg	56µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.536g	0.38g	1%
Net carbs	0g	23.2g	N/A
Sugar		4.15g	N/A
Trans fat		0.814g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.269mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	0.783mg	0.666mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.716mg	0%
Leucine	1.536mg	1.319mg	0%
Lysine	1.684mg	1.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.37mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.817mg	0.677mg	0%
Valine	0.91mg	0.823mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.505mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.295g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.118g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.031g		N/A