Crab meat vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab meat and pound cake?

Crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B6, yet pound cake is higher in vitamin B2.
Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 464% more.
Crab meat has 28 times more copper than pound cake. While crab meat has 1.182mg of copper, pound cake has only 0.042mg.
The amount of sodium in pound cake is lower.
The glycemic index of crab meat is lower.

We used Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) types 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.

Crab meat

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+687.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+75.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2714.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1672.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+700%

Contains more IronIron	+94.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-64.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+175%

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

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3094.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+21.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+677.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+226.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+352.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	11.5µg	0.36µg	464%
Copper	1.182mg	0.042mg	127%
Zinc	7.62mg	0.43mg	65%
Selenium	40µg	5µg	64%
Sodium	1072mg	377mg	30%
Protein	19.35g	5g	29%
Saturated fat	0.133g	4.811g	21%
Phosphorus	280mg	140mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.536g	3.419g	19%
Fats	1.54g	13.96g	19%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.249mg	15%
Threonine	0.783mg	153mg	14%
Calories	97kcal	353kcal	13%
Magnesium	63mg	8mg	13%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.036mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.053mg	0.173mg	10%
Iron	0.76mg	1.48mg	9%
Vitamin C	7.6mg	0mg	8%
Vitamin A	9µg	70µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.185g	3.02g	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Cholesterol	53mg	66mg	4%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.11mg	3%
Potassium	262mg	149mg	3%
Folate	51µg	42µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.485mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.34mg	1.615mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Calcium	59mg	47mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar		33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.269mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.536mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	1.684mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.817mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.91mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.295g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.118g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.031g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A