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Crab meat vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab meat and longan different?

  • Crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, and iron; however, longan is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab meat is 479% higher.
  • Crab meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than longan (45).

Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Longans, raw are the varieties 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%
Longan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +530%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5800%
Contains more IronIron +484.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +599.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +15140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30%
~equal in Potassium ~266mg

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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +71%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +346.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1005.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +154.5%
~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 Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 0µg 479%
Copper 1.182mg 0.169mg 113%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 84mg 85%
Selenium 40µg 73%
Zinc 7.62mg 0.05mg 69%
Sodium 1072mg 0mg 47%
Phosphorus 280mg 21mg 37%
Protein 19.35g 1.31g 36%
Cholesterol 53mg 0mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 14%
Folate 51µg 13%
Magnesium 63mg 10mg 13%
Iron 0.76mg 0.13mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.14mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 0.3mg 7%
Calcium 59mg 1mg 6%
Carbs 0g 15.14g 5%
Fiber 0g 1.1g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 4%
Calories 97kcal 60kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.031mg 2%
Fats 1.54g 0.1g 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.052mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.133g 1%
Net carbs 0g 14.04g N/A
Potassium 262mg 266mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.012mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g 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
Longan
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1377.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1440%
Contains more OtherOther +122.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~82.75g

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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. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/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.