Crab meat vs. Monkfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between crab meat and monkfish
- Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, zinc, folate, and magnesium; however, monkfish is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and potassium.
- Crab meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 436% more than monkfish.
- Monkfish has 47 times less sodium than crab meat. Crab meat has 1072mg of sodium, while monkfish has 23mg.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +133.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +490% |
Contains more IronIron | +85.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +3183.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1337.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +29% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +95.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -97.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +17% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +660% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +82.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +131.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +1005.8% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +537.5% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +55.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +32.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +90.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +53.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 11.5µg | 1.04µg | 436% |
Copper | 1.182mg | 0.036mg | 127% |
Zinc | 7.62mg | 0.53mg | 64% |
Sodium | 1072mg | 23mg | 46% |
Selenium | 40µg | 46.8µg | 12% |
Folate | 51µg | 8µg | 11% |
Magnesium | 63mg | 27mg | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.34mg | 2.558mg | 8% |
Vitamin C | 7.6mg | 1mg | 7% |
Cholesterol | 53mg | 32mg | 7% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.18mg | 0.277mg | 7% |
Potassium | 262mg | 513mg | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.4mg | 0.173mg | 5% |
Calcium | 59mg | 10mg | 5% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.536g | 4% | |
Iron | 0.76mg | 0.41mg | 4% |
Phosphorus | 280mg | 256mg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.053mg | 0.029mg | 2% |
Protein | 19.35g | 18.56g | 2% |
Vitamin A | 9µg | 14µg | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.133g | 1% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.055mg | 0.073mg | 1% |
Fats | 1.54g | 1.95g | 1% |
Calories | 97kcal | 97kcal | 0% |
Manganese | 0.04mg | 0.031mg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.185g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.269mg | 0.208mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.783mg | 0.814mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.938mg | 0.855mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.536mg | 1.509mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.684mg | 1.705mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.545mg | 0.549mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.817mg | 0.725mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.91mg | 0.956mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.393mg | 0.547mg | 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
Contains more OtherOther | +59.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +26.6% |
~equal in
Protein
~18.56g
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Water
~78.51g