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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.
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 19% 3% 45% 15% 12% 14% 110% 3% 4% 255%
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%
~equal in Phosphorus ~256mg

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 3.3% 4.7% 0% 0% 7.3% 17% 48% 10% 64% 130% 0% 6% 0%
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%
~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 Monkfish 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
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
19% 2% 79%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.51 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more OtherOther +59.2%
Contains more FatsFats +26.6%
~equal in Protein ~18.56g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~78.51g

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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. Monkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171996/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.