Crab meat vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between crab meat and turkey meat

Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, zinc, and selenium; however, turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
Crab meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 437% more than turkey meat.
Crab meat has 13 times more copper than turkey meat. While crab meat has 1.182mg of copper, turkey meat has only 0.093mg.
Turkey meat has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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

Turkey meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+321.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1171%
Contains more ZincZinc	+207.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+185.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.2%

Contains more IronIron	+43.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.4%

~equal in Potassium ~239mg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1027.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+466.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+410.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+614.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+137%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+242.2%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	11.5µg	1.02µg	437%
Copper	1.182mg	0.093mg	121%
Vitamin B3	1.34mg	9.573mg	51%
Zinc	7.62mg	2.48mg	47%
Sodium	1072mg	103mg	42%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.616mg	34%
Selenium	40µg	29.8µg	19%
Cholesterol	53mg	109mg	19%
Protein	19.35g	28.55g	18%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.281mg	17%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.536g	2.119g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.948mg	11%
Folate	51µg	9µg	11%
Saturated fat	0.133g	2.155g	9%
Fats	1.54g	7.39g	9%
Magnesium	63mg	30mg	8%
Phosphorus	280mg	223mg	8%
Vitamin C	7.6mg	0mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.185g	2.647g	6%
Calories	97kcal	189kcal	5%
Calcium	59mg	14mg	5%
Iron	0.76mg	1.09mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Vitamin B1	0.053mg	0.045mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.014mg	1%
Potassium	262mg	239mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Vitamin A	9µg	12µg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.269mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.783mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.536mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.684mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.817mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.91mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.295g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.118g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.031g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A