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

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How are crab stick and horse meat different?

Crab stick is higher in selenium; however, horse meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B6, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for horse meat is 108% higher.
Crab stick contains 10 times more sodium than horse meat. While crab stick contains 529mg of sodium, horse meat contains only 55mg.
Horse meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than crab stick (50).

Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted are the varieties 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

Horse meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+65.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+321.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1189.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+434.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1057.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

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

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+680.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+454.4%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.57µg	3.16µg	108%
Iron	0.39mg	5.03mg	58%
Protein	7.62g	28.14g	41%
Zinc	0.33mg	3.82mg	32%
Vitamin B3	0.62mg	4.84mg	26%
Sodium	529mg	55mg	21%
Cholesterol	20mg	68mg	16%
Selenium	22.3µg	13.5µg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.33mg	15%
Copper	0.032mg	0.171mg	15%
Fats	0.46g	6.05g	9%
Potassium	90mg	379mg	9%
Saturated fat	0.216g	1.9g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.1mg	6%
Carbs	15g	0g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.275g	2.12g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.143g	0.85g	5%
Phosphorus	282mg	247mg	5%
Calories	95kcal	175kcal	4%
Magnesium	43mg	25mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.12mg	3%
Fiber	0.5g	0g	2%
Choline	13mg		2%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Starch	3.5g		1%
Calcium	13mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.17mg		1%
Net carbs	14.5g	0g	N/A
Sugar	6.25g		N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.022mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg		0%
Trans fat	0.008g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.349mg	0%
Threonine	0.285mg	1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.23mg	1.334mg	0%
Leucine	0.607mg	2.232mg	0%
Lysine	0.707mg	2.398mg	0%
Methionine	0.261mg	0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.26mg	1.157mg	0%
Valine	0.286mg	1.458mg	0%
Histidine	0.156mg	1.081mg	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