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Crab meat vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab meat and meatball different?

  • Crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and copper; however, meatball is richer in vitamin B1, fiber, iron, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab meat is 417% higher.

Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Meatballs, meatless 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +136%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +323.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4900%
Contains more IronIron +184.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.7%

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 0% 0% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1669.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +287.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +52.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Meatball DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 1.5µg 417%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.938mg 74%
Selenium 40µg 0.8µg 71%
Zinc 7.62mg 1.8mg 53%
Copper 1.182mg 0.706mg 53%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 4.666g 28%
Sodium 1072mg 550mg 23%
Fiber 0g 4.6g 18%
Iron 0.76mg 2.16mg 18%
Cholesterol 53mg 0mg 18%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.213mg 12%
Magnesium 63mg 18mg 11%
Fats 1.54g 9g 11%
Phosphorus 280mg 344mg 9%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 0mg 8%
Folate 51µg 78µg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 2.5mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.133g 1.425g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 2.188g 5%
Calories 97kcal 197kcal 5%
Protein 19.35g 21g 3%
Calcium 59mg 25mg 3%
Carbs 0g 8g 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.2mg 2%
Potassium 262mg 180mg 2%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 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
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more WaterWater +33.7%
Contains more FatsFats +484.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +156.4%
~equal in Protein ~21g

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
17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.425 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.666 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1082.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +770.5%

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. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/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.