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Crab meat vs. Sockeye salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between crab meat and sockeye salmon

  • Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, zinc, and folate; however, sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Crab meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 293% more than sockeye salmon.
  • Crab meat has 16 times more copper than sockeye salmon. While crab meat has 1.182mg of copper, sockeye salmon has only 0.076mg.
  • Sockeye salmon has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Fish, salmon, sockeye, 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 26% 3.3% 38% 20% 25% 15% 131% 12% 1.7% 194%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +436.4%
Contains more IronIron +46.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1455.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1285.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +207.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.4%
~equal in Phosphorus ~305mg

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 0% 19% 20% 251% 39% 57% 190% 76% 191% 559% 0.25% 5.3% 61%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +157.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +628.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +544.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +196.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +347.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +655.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +218.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +359.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Sockeye salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 4.47µg 293%
Copper 1.182mg 0.076mg 123%
Vitamin D 670IU 84%
Vitamin D 16.7µg 84%
Zinc 7.62mg 0.55mg 64%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 10.123mg 55%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.827mg 50%
Sodium 1072mg 92mg 43%
Choline 112.6mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 1.274mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.246mg 15%
Protein 19.35g 26.48g 14%
Folate 51µg 7µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.157mg 9%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 0mg 8%
Selenium 40µg 35.5µg 8%
Vitamin E 0.99mg 7%
Fats 1.54g 5.57g 6%
Magnesium 63mg 36mg 6%
Calcium 59mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin A 9µg 58µg 5%
Potassium 262mg 436mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 1.327g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 1.864g 4%
Phosphorus 280mg 305mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.133g 0.969g 4%
Calories 97kcal 156kcal 3%
Iron 0.76mg 0.52mg 3%
Cholesterol 53mg 61mg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.013mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.023g N/A
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.335mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 1.247mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 1.274mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 2.185mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 2.574mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.858mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 1.461mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.711mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g 0.299g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g 0.56g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g 0.093g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g 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
26% 6% 67%
Protein: 26.48 g
Fats: 5.57 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.33 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more WaterWater +15.2%
Contains more OtherOther +151.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.8%
Contains more FatsFats +261.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 22% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.133 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.536 g
23% 45% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.969 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.864 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.327 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +907.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +147.6%

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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. Sockeye salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173692/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.