Crab stick vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab stick and chicken meat?

Crab stick is higher in phosphorus and vitamin B12; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, zinc, and iron.
Chicken meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 49% more.
Chicken meat contains 6 times less sodium than crab stick. Crab stick contains 529mg of sodium, while chicken meat contains 82mg.
Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than crab stick (50).

We used Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types in this article.

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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 stick

Chicken meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+147.8%
Contains more IronIron	+223.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+106.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+487.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81.8%

~equal in Selenium ~23.9µg

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 stick

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+90%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+110%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+110%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1268.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+207.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+406.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.62mg	8.487mg	49%
Protein	7.62g	27.3g	39%
Cholesterol	20mg	88mg	23%
Vitamin B5	0mg	1.03mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.4mg	21%
Fats	0.46g	13.6g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.143g	2.97g	19%
Sodium	529mg	82mg	19%
Saturated fat	0.216g	3.79g	16%
Zinc	0.33mg	1.94mg	15%
Phosphorus	282mg	182mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.275g	5.34g	13%
Vitamin B12	0.57µg	0.3µg	11%
Iron	0.39mg	1.26mg	11%
Choline	13mg	65.9mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.168mg	7%
Calories	95kcal	239kcal	7%
Carbs	15g	0g	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Magnesium	43mg	23mg	5%
Copper	0.032mg	0.066mg	4%
Potassium	90mg	223mg	4%
Selenium	22.3µg	23.9µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.063mg	3%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	2.4µg	2%
Fiber	0.5g	0g	2%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Folate	0µg	5µg	1%
Starch	3.5g		1%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	0.27mg	1%
Net carbs	14.5g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Calcium	13mg	15mg	0%
Sugar	6.25g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.02mg	0%
Trans fat	0.008g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.285mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.23mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.607mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	0.707mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.261mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.26mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.286mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.156mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.028g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.089g		N/A