Crab meat vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crab meat and potato salad

Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, magnesium, and folate, while potato salad has more fiber.
Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 479% higher.
Potato salad contains 25 times less zinc than crab meat. Crab meat contains 7.62mg of zinc, while potato salad contains 0.31mg.
The amount of sodium in potato salad is lower.
Crab meat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of crab meat is 0, while the glycemic index of potato salad is 45.

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Potato salad, home-prepared.

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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

Potato salad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+320%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+210.5%
Contains more IronIron	+16.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+901.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2358.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+438.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+875.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-50.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+152.5%

~equal in Potassium ~254mg

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

Potato salad

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+50.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+628.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+31.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+255.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+45.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.5%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	11.5µg	0µg	479%
Copper	1.182mg	0.118mg	118%
Zinc	7.62mg	0.31mg	66%
Selenium	40µg	4.1µg	65%
Phosphorus	280mg	52mg	33%
Protein	19.35g	2.68g	33%
Sodium	1072mg	529mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.536g	3.737g	21%
Folate	51µg	7µg	11%
Magnesium	63mg	15mg	11%
Fats	1.54g	8.2g	10%
Saturated fat	0.133g	1.429g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.185g	2.48g	6%
Fiber	0g	1.3g	5%
Cholesterol	53mg	68mg	5%
Calcium	59mg	19mg	4%
Carbs	0g	11.17g	4%
Vitamin A	9µg	32µg	3%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.101mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.34mg	0.89mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.534mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.141mg	3%
Vitamin C	7.6mg	10mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.053mg	0.077mg	2%
Calories	97kcal	143kcal	2%
Iron	0.76mg	0.65mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	9.87g	N/A
Potassium	262mg	254mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.06mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.269mg	0.042mg	0%
Threonine	0.783mg	0.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.141mg	0%
Leucine	1.536mg	0.202mg	0%
Lysine	1.684mg	0.171mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.066mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.817mg	0.135mg	0%
Valine	0.91mg	0.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.062mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.295g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.118g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.031g		N/A