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Crab meat vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab meat and milk different?

  • Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, folate, and vitamin B6 than milk.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab meat is 460% higher.
  • Crab meat contains 118 times more copper than milk. While crab meat contains 1.182mg of copper, milk contains only 0.01mg.
  • Milk has less sodium.
  • Crab meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than milk (31).

Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +472.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.7%
Contains more IronIron +2433.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +11720%
Contains more ZincZinc +1714.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +194.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1112.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.9%

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 0% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +165%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1340.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +386.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2346.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +920%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +544.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +236.4%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.361mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 0.47µg 460%
Copper 1.182mg 0.01mg 130%
Selenium 40µg 3.3µg 67%
Zinc 7.62mg 0.42mg 65%
Sodium 1072mg 44mg 45%
Protein 19.35g 3.37g 32%
Phosphorus 280mg 95mg 26%
Cholesterol 53mg 5mg 16%
Folate 51µg 5µg 12%
Magnesium 63mg 11mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.037mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.185mg 10%
Iron 0.76mg 0.03mg 9%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 0.093mg 8%
Calcium 59mg 125mg 7%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin A 9µg 58µg 5%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 0.035g 3%
Calories 97kcal 42kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.02mg 3%
Potassium 262mg 150mg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.003mg 2%
Carbs 0g 4.99g 2%
Saturated fat 0.133g 0.633g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.361mg 1%
Fats 1.54g 0.97g 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.277g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 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
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +474.2%
Contains more FatsFats +58.8%
Contains more OtherOther +108%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +16%

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
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1431.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49.7%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.