Crab stick vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab stick and chuck steak different?

Crab stick is richer in phosphorus, while chuck steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
Chuck steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 103% more than crab stick.
Crab stick contains 7 times more sodium than chuck steak. Crab stick contains 529mg of sodium, while chuck steak contains 71mg.
Crab stick has a higher glycemic index (50) than chuck steak (0).

Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled types were used 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

Chuck steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+95.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+261.1%
Contains more IronIron	+528.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+140.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2530.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.3%

~equal in Manganese ~0.012mg

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

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+70%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+138.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+652.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+186.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+431.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+507.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.57µg	3.03µg	103%
Zinc	0.33mg	8.68mg	76%
Saturated fat	0.216g	8.66g	38%
Protein	7.62g	24.98g	35%
Fats	0.46g	19.64g	30%
Iron	0.39mg	2.45mg	26%
Vitamin B3	0.62mg	4.663mg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	0.275g	9.457g	23%
Cholesterol	20mg	87mg	22%
Sodium	529mg	71mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.373mg	19%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.752mg	15%
Phosphorus	282mg	193mg	13%
Choline	13mg	79mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.191mg	9%
Selenium	22.3µg	27.5µg	9%
Calories	95kcal	277kcal	9%
Potassium	90mg	325mg	7%
Copper	0.032mg	0.077mg	5%
Carbs	15g	0g	5%
Magnesium	43mg	22mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.143g	0.81g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.066mg	3%
Fiber	0.5g	0g	2%
Folate	0µg	6µg	2%
Starch	3.5g		1%
Vitamin D	0IU	5IU	1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	7µg	1%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	1.6µg	1%
Net carbs	14.5g	0g	N/A
Calcium	13mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	6.25g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.17mg	0.1mg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.012mg	0%
Trans fat	0.008g	1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	0.285mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.23mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	0.607mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	0.707mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.261mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.26mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	0.286mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	0.156mg	0.809mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.028g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.008g	0.041g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.089g	0.619g	N/A