Crab stick vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab stick and English muffins?

Crab stick is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin B6; however, English muffins are richer in manganese, vitamin B1, copper, folate, vitamin B5, and fiber.
Crab stick's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 22% more.
Crab stick has a lower glycemic index (50) than English muffins (77).

We used Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) 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

English muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+104.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+112%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.6%
Contains more IronIron	+128.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+303.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+112.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3145.5%

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

English muffin

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+202.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1325%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+503.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+92.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+152.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	22.3µg		41%
Vitamin B12	0.57µg	0.04µg	22%
Phosphorus	282mg	133mg	21%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.357mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.181mg	13%
Copper	0.032mg	0.129mg	11%
Carbs	15g	46g	10%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.446mg	9%
Fiber	0.5g	2.7g	9%
Folate	0µg	37µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.043mg	7%
Calories	95kcal	235kcal	7%
Cholesterol	20mg	0mg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.62mg	1.566mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.154mg	6%
Iron	0.39mg	0.89mg	6%
Magnesium	43mg	21mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.143g	0.888g	5%
Calcium	13mg	52mg	4%
Sodium	529mg	464mg	3%
Zinc	0.33mg	0.7mg	3%
Fats	0.46g	1.8g	2%
Choline	13mg		2%
Vitamin E	0.17mg		1%
Potassium	90mg	131mg	1%
Starch	3.5g		1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Protein	7.62g	7.7g	0%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	14.5g	43.3g	N/A
Sugar	6.25g		N/A
Vitamin K	0.4µg		0%
Trans fat	0.008g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.216g	0.259g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.275g	0.302g	0%
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.285mg	0.242mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.23mg	0.315mg	0%
Leucine	0.607mg	0.553mg	0%
Lysine	0.707mg	0.241mg	0%
Methionine	0.261mg	0.139mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.26mg	0.379mg	0%
Valine	0.286mg	0.353mg	0%
Histidine	0.156mg	0.17mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.028g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.089g		N/A