Crab stick vs. Herring — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab stick and herring different?

Herring is higher than crab stick in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin D, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and choline.
Herring covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 524% more than crab stick.
Crab stick contains 5 times more sodium than herring. Crab stick contains 529mg of sodium, while herring contains 115mg.
Crab stick has a higher glycemic index (50) than herring (0).

Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi and Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat 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

Herring

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+469.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+365.6%
Contains more IronIron	+261.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+268.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+284.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+109.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~41mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~303mg

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

Herring

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+300%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+705.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+273.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+273.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+565.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+167.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2205.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+540.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.57µg	13.14µg	524%
Selenium	22.3µg	46.8µg	45%
Protein	7.62g	23.03g	31%
Vitamin D	0µg	5.4µg	27%
Vitamin D	0IU	214IU	27%
Vitamin B3	0.62mg	4.124mg	22%
Cholesterol	20mg	77mg	19%
Sodium	529mg	115mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.348mg	17%
Fats	0.46g	11.59g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.143g	2.735g	17%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.299mg	17%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.74mg	15%
Iron	0.39mg	1.41mg	13%
Choline	13mg	83.3mg	13%
Saturated fat	0.216g	2.615g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.275g	4.79g	11%
Copper	0.032mg	0.118mg	10%
Potassium	90mg	419mg	10%
Zinc	0.33mg	1.27mg	9%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	1.37mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.112mg	7%
Calcium	13mg	74mg	6%
Calories	95kcal	203kcal	5%
Carbs	15g	0g	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	36µg	4%
Phosphorus	282mg	303mg	3%
Folate	0µg	12µg	3%
Fiber	0.5g	0g	2%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.04mg	1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Starch	3.5g		1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Net carbs	14.5g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	43mg	41mg	0%
Sugar	6.25g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.4µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.008g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.258mg	0%
Threonine	0.285mg	1.01mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.23mg	1.061mg	0%
Leucine	0.607mg	1.872mg	0%
Lysine	0.707mg	2.115mg	0%
Methionine	0.261mg	0.682mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.26mg	0.899mg	0%
Valine	0.286mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.156mg	0.678mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.909g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.028g	1.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	0.071g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.089g		N/A