Crab meat vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crab meat and oysters?

Crab meat is richer in phosphorus, folate, and vitamin B6, while oysters is higher in zinc, copper, vitamin B12, iron, manganese, and vitamin B2.
Oysters's daily need coverage for zinc is 645% higher.
Oysters has 6 times less sodium than crab meat. Crab meat has 1072mg of sodium, while oysters has 166mg.

We used Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Crab meat

Oysters

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+88.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+96.6%
Contains more IronIron	+1111.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+382.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+931.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1377.5%

~equal in Selenium ~39.5µg

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.

Crab meat

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+47.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+195.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+264.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+227.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+52.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	7.62mg	78.6mg	645%
Copper	1.182mg	5.707mg	503%
Vitamin B12	11.5µg	17.5µg	250%
Iron	0.76mg	9.21mg	106%
Sodium	1072mg	166mg	39%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.591mg	24%
Choline		130mg	24%
Protein	19.35g	11.42g	16%
Phosphorus	280mg	194mg	12%
Vitamin E		1.7mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.18mg	10%
Folate	51µg	14µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.061mg	9%
Cholesterol	53mg	79mg	9%
Vitamin C	7.6mg	0mg	8%
Magnesium	63mg	35mg	7%
Calcium	59mg	116mg	6%
Saturated fat	0.133g	0.948g	4%
Potassium	262mg	139mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.536g	1.056g	3%
Vitamin B3	1.34mg	1.85mg	3%
Fats	1.54g	3.42g	3%
Vitamin A	9µg	26µg	2%
Carbs	0g	5.45g	2%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.185g	0.506g	1%
Selenium	40µg	39.5µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.053mg	0.036mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.447mg	1%
Calories	97kcal	102kcal	0%
Net carbs	0g	5.45g	N/A
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Sugar		1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Trans fat		0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.269mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.783mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	1.536mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.684mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.817mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	0.91mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.295g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.118g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.031g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.061g	N/A