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Crab meat vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between crab meat and veal

  • Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, and zinc; however, veal is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
  • Crab meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 426% more than veal.
  • Veal has 13 times less sodium than crab meat. Crab meat has 1072mg of sodium, while veal has 83mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled.

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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%
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +247.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1047.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +96.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +192%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.6%
Contains more IronIron +30.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%

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%
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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% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +805.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +363.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +390.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +499.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Veal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 1.27µg 426%
Copper 1.182mg 0.103mg 120%
Selenium 40µg 13.7µg 48%
Sodium 1072mg 83mg 43%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 8.03mg 42%
Zinc 7.62mg 3.87mg 34%
Choline 95mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.27mg 17%
Cholesterol 53mg 103mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.39mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 1.16mg 15%
Saturated fat 0.133g 3.04g 13%
Folate 51µg 11µg 10%
Protein 19.35g 24.38g 10%
Magnesium 63mg 24mg 9%
Phosphorus 280mg 217mg 9%
Fats 1.54g 7.56g 9%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 0mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 2.84g 7%
Calories 97kcal 172kcal 4%
Calcium 59mg 17mg 4%
Iron 0.76mg 0.99mg 3%
Potassium 262mg 337mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.035mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 0.55g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.885mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g 0g 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
Veal
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24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +16.2%
Contains more OtherOther +20%
Contains more ProteinProtein +26%
Contains more FatsFats +390.9%
~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
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1435.1%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.55g

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/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.