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Crab meat vs. Italian sausage raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between crab meat and italian sausage raw

  • Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, italian sausage raw is higher in vitamin B1 and vitamin B3.
  • Crab meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 441% more than italian sausage raw.
  • Crab meat has 15 times more copper than italian sausage raw. While crab meat has 1.182mg of copper, italian sausage raw has only 0.08mg.
  • Italian sausage raw has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of italian sausage raw is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Sausage, Italian, pork, raw.

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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 10% 5.4% 22% 44% 27% 49% 61% 95% 7.6% 135%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +227.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1377.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +325.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +61.3%
Contains more IronIron +55.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +45%
~equal in Potassium ~253mg

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 142% 39% 61% 31% 69% 114% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +280%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1163.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +537.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +971.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +205.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +142.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Italian sausage raw DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 0.91µg 441%
Copper 1.182mg 0.08mg 122%
Zinc 7.62mg 1.79mg 53%
Saturated fat 0.133g 11.27g 51%
Fats 1.54g 31.33g 46%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.568mg 43%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 14.34g 35%
Selenium 40µg 24.8µg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 4.03g 23%
Phosphorus 280mg 142mg 20%
Sodium 1072mg 731mg 15%
Calories 97kcal 346kcal 12%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 3.25mg 12%
Magnesium 63mg 14mg 12%
Folate 51µg 8µg 11%
Protein 19.35g 14.25g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.168mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.3mg 9%
Cholesterol 53mg 76mg 8%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 2mg 6%
Iron 0.76mg 1.18mg 5%
Calcium 59mg 18mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.51mg 2%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.058mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 0.65g N/A
Carbs 0g 0.65g 0%
Potassium 262mg 253mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0.563mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.52mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0.956mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 1.083mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.346mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0.477mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0.572mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.411mg 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
14% 31% 51% 3%
Protein: 14.25 g
Fats: 31.33 g
Carbs: 0.65 g
Water: 51.08 g
Other: 2.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.8%
Contains more WaterWater +51.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1934.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +72.4%

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
38% 48% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.27 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.03 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7651.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +651.9%

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. Italian sausage raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171631/nutrients

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

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