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Crab meat vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crab meat and wakame?

  • Crab meat is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B6, while wakame is higher in manganese, folate, and iron.
  • Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 479% higher.

We used Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Seaweed, wakame, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
Wakame
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +424%
Contains more CopperCopper +316.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1905.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5614.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +69.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +154.2%
Contains more IronIron +186.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3400%

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%
Wakame
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +8900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +318.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +74.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +284.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Wakame DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 0µg 479%
Copper 1.182mg 0.284mg 100%
Selenium 40µg 0.7µg 71%
Zinc 7.62mg 0.38mg 66%
Manganese 0.04mg 1.4mg 59%
Folate 51µg 196µg 36%
Protein 19.35g 3.03g 33%
Phosphorus 280mg 80mg 29%
Iron 0.76mg 2.18mg 18%
Cholesterol 53mg 0mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.002mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.23mg 13%
Magnesium 63mg 107mg 10%
Calcium 59mg 150mg 9%
Sodium 1072mg 872mg 9%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Potassium 262mg 50mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.697mg 6%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Calories 97kcal 45kcal 3%
Carbs 0g 9.14g 3%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 1.6mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 0.218g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 18µg 1%
Fats 1.54g 0.64g 1%
Net carbs 0g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 0.65g N/A
Saturated fat 0.133g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g 0.186g 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
Wakame
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +538.6%
Contains more FatsFats +140.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +361.5%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

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
Wakame
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +219%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +145.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.13g

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.