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Crab meat vs. Whelk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between crab meat and whelk

  • Crab meat is higher in zinc, yet whelk is higher in vitamin B12, iron, copper, selenium, manganese, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
  • Whelk covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 277% more than crab meat.
  • Crab meat contains 3 times more sodium than whelk. While crab meat contains 1072mg of sodium, whelk contains only 412mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist 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%
Whelk
Whelk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 123% 34% 61% 377% 687% 89% 121% 54% 116% 489%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +173%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +91.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.9%
Contains more IronIron +1223.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +74.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +124%
~equal in Phosphorus ~282mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 25% 0% 3% 0% 13% 13% 25% 24% 42% 1438% 0% 38%
Whelk
Whelk
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 23% 0% 16% 0% 12% 49% 37% 24% 150% 2268% 0% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +363.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +444.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +289.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +261.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +57.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.049mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Whelk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 18.14µg 277%
Iron 0.76mg 10.06mg 116%
Copper 1.182mg 2.06mg 98%
Selenium 40µg 89.6µg 90%
Protein 19.35g 47.68g 57%
Zinc 7.62mg 3.26mg 40%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.89mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.65mg 36%
Sodium 1072mg 412mg 29%
Cholesterol 53mg 130mg 26%
Magnesium 63mg 172mg 26%
Potassium 262mg 694mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.214mg 12%
Folate 51µg 11µg 10%
Calories 97kcal 275kcal 9%
Carbs 0g 15.52g 5%
Calcium 59mg 113mg 5%
Vitamin A 9µg 49µg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 1.995mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 0.046g 3%
Fats 1.54g 0.8g 1%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 6.8mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 20g 17g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 50kcal 58kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 103g 36g N/A
Net carbs 0g 15.52g N/A
Phosphorus 280mg 282mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.049mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.133g 0.062g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.618mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 2.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 1.655mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 3.807mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 2.93mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 1.205mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 1.648mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 2.075mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.977mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g 0.012g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g 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
Whelk
Whelk
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48% 16% 32% 4%
Protein: 47.68 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 15.52 g
Water: 32 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more FatsFats +92.5%
Contains more WaterWater +142.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +146.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +156.4%

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
Whelk
Whelk
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38% 34% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.046 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +230.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1065.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.4%

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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. Whelk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171984/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.