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

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The main differences between crab stick and turkey meat

Turkey meat is richer than crab stick in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, and choline.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for turkey meat is 56% higher.
Crab stick contains 5 times more sodium than turkey meat. Crab stick contains 529mg of sodium, while turkey meat contains 103mg.
Turkey meat has a lower glycemic index than crab stick.

Food types used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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

Turkey meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+165.6%
Contains more IronIron	+179.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+190.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+651.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+27.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33.6%

~equal in Calcium ~14mg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+142.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+251.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1444%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+373.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+78.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+572.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.62mg	9.573mg	56%
Protein	7.62g	28.55g	42%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.616mg	37%
Cholesterol	20mg	109mg	30%
Zinc	0.33mg	2.48mg	20%
Vitamin B12	0.57µg	1.02µg	19%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.948mg	19%
Sodium	529mg	103mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.281mg	15%
Choline	13mg	87.4mg	14%
Selenium	22.3µg	29.8µg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.143g	2.119g	13%
Fats	0.46g	7.39g	11%
Saturated fat	0.216g	2.155g	9%
Iron	0.39mg	1.09mg	9%
Phosphorus	282mg	223mg	8%
Copper	0.032mg	0.093mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.275g	2.647g	6%
Calories	95kcal	189kcal	5%
Carbs	15g	0.06g	5%
Potassium	90mg	239mg	4%
Magnesium	43mg	30mg	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	15IU	2%
Folate	0µg	9µg	2%
Fiber	0.5g	0g	2%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	0.07mg	1%
Starch	3.5g		1%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.045mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Net carbs	14.5g	0.06g	N/A
Calcium	13mg	14mg	0%
Sugar	6.25g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.014mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.008g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.285mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.23mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	0.607mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	0.707mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.261mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.26mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.286mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.156mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.028g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.008g	0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.089g	1.841g	N/A