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Crab meat vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab meat and lentil?

  • Crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, and zinc, yet lentil is higher in folate, iron, fiber, and manganese.
  • Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 479% more.
  • The glycemic index of crab meat is lower.

We used Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.
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% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +210.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +370.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1328.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.8%
Contains more IronIron +338.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1135%

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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +406.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +218.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +254.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.178mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Lentil DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 0µg 479%
Copper 1.182mg 0.251mg 103%
Selenium 40µg 2.8µg 68%
Zinc 7.62mg 1.27mg 58%
Sodium 1072mg 2mg 47%
Folate 51µg 181µg 33%
Iron 0.76mg 3.33mg 32%
Fiber 0g 7.9g 32%
Protein 19.35g 9.02g 21%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.494mg 20%
Cholesterol 53mg 0mg 18%
Phosphorus 280mg 180mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.169mg 10%
Carbs 0g 20.13g 7%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 1.5mg 7%
Magnesium 63mg 36mg 6%
Choline 32.7mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.638mg 5%
Calcium 59mg 19mg 4%
Potassium 262mg 369mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 0.175g 2%
Fats 1.54g 0.38g 2%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 1.06mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Calories 97kcal 116kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 1.8g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.178mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.133g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.254mg 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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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +114.5%
Contains more FatsFats +305.3%
Contains more WaterWater +11.4%
Contains more OtherOther +88%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +189.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +206.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.2%

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.