Crab meat vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between crab meat and smelt?
- Crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, folate, and vitamin C, yet smelt is higher in manganese, selenium, and vitamin B2.
- Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 314% more.
- The amount of sodium in smelt is lower.
We used Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +65.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +564% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +259.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +30.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +42% |
Contains more IronIron | +51.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -92.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2150% |
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 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +430% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +189.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +920% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +88.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +165.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +31.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +85% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 11.5µg | 3.97µg | 314% |
Copper | 1.182mg | 0.178mg | 112% |
Zinc | 7.62mg | 2.12mg | 50% |
Sodium | 1072mg | 77mg | 43% |
Manganese | 0.04mg | 0.9mg | 37% |
Folate | 51µg | 5µg | 12% |
Cholesterol | 53mg | 90mg | 12% |
Selenium | 40µg | 46.8µg | 12% |
Vitamin C | 7.6mg | 0mg | 8% |
Protein | 19.35g | 22.6g | 7% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.055mg | 0.146mg | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.4mg | 0.74mg | 7% |
Magnesium | 63mg | 38mg | 6% |
Iron | 0.76mg | 1.15mg | 5% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.536g | 1.135g | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.053mg | 0.01mg | 4% |
Potassium | 262mg | 372mg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.34mg | 1.766mg | 3% |
Saturated fat | 0.133g | 0.579g | 2% |
Calcium | 59mg | 77mg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.185g | 0.822g | 2% |
Fats | 1.54g | 3.1g | 2% |
Phosphorus | 280mg | 295mg | 2% |
Calories | 97kcal | 124kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.18mg | 0.17mg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 9µg | 17µg | 1% |
Tryptophan | 0.269mg | 0.253mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.783mg | 0.991mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.938mg | 1.041mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.536mg | 1.837mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.684mg | 2.076mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.545mg | 0.669mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.817mg | 0.882mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.91mg | 1.164mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.393mg | 0.665mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.295g | 0.353g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.118g | 0.536g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.031g | 0.023g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +16.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +101.3% |
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Water
~72.79g
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Other
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -77% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +344.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +111.8% |