Crab stick vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crab stick and salmon

Salmon is higher than crab stick in vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and choline.
Salmon covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 93% more than crab stick.
Crab stick contains 9 times more sodium than salmon. While crab stick contains 529mg of sodium, salmon contains only 61mg.
The glycemic index of salmon is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry 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.

Crab stick

Salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.3%
Contains more IronIron	+14.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+326.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+53.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+85.7%

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

Salmon

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+300%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+570.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1197.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+397.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+391.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+596.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.57µg	2.8µg	93%
Vitamin D	0µg	13.1µg	66%
Vitamin D	0IU	526IU	66%
Vitamin B3	0.62mg	8.045mg	46%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.647mg	40%
Selenium	22.3µg	41.4µg	35%
Vitamin B5	0mg	1.475mg	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.143g	4.553g	29%
Protein	7.62g	22.1g	29%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.34mg	26%
Sodium	529mg	61mg	20%
Fats	0.46g	12.35g	18%
Choline	13mg	90.5mg	14%
Cholesterol	20mg	63mg	14%
Saturated fat	0.216g	2.397g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.275g	4.181g	10%
Potassium	90mg	384mg	9%
Folate	0µg	34µg	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	69µg	8%
Calories	95kcal	206kcal	6%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	1.14mg	6%
Carbs	15g	0g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.135mg	4%
Phosphorus	282mg	252mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.7mg	4%
Magnesium	43mg	30mg	3%
Fiber	0.5g	0g	2%
Copper	0.032mg	0.049mg	2%
Zinc	0.33mg	0.43mg	1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Iron	0.39mg	0.34mg	1%
Starch	3.5g		1%
Net carbs	14.5g	0g	N/A
Calcium	13mg	15mg	0%
Sugar	6.25g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.016mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.008g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	0.285mg	0.969mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.23mg	1.018mg	0%
Leucine	0.607mg	1.796mg	0%
Lysine	0.707mg	2.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.261mg	0.654mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.26mg	0.863mg	0%
Valine	0.286mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.156mg	0.651mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.69g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.028g	1.457g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	0.17g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.089g		N/A