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Crayfish vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between crayfish and crab meat

  • Crayfish has more manganese; however, crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin C, magnesium, and selenium.
  • Crab meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 390% more than crayfish.
  • Crayfish has 13 times more manganese than crab meat. While crayfish has 0.522mg of manganese, crab meat has only 0.04mg.
  • Crab meat has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 18% 26% 31% 228% 48% 116% 12% 68% 200%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 18% 23% 29% 394% 208% 120% 140% 5.2% 218%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1205%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +72.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +333%
~equal in Calcium ~59mg
~equal in Iron ~0.76mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~280mg
~equal in Selenium ~40µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3% 5% 30% 0% 13% 20% 43% 35% 18% 269% 0.25% 33% 44%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 25% 3% 0% 0% 13% 13% 25% 24% 42% 1438% 0% 38% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +744.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +136.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +434.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +15.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.053mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crayfish Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.15µg 11.5µg 390%
Copper 0.685mg 1.182mg 55%
Zinc 1.76mg 7.62mg 53%
Sodium 94mg 1072mg 43%
Cholesterol 133mg 53mg 27%
Manganese 0.522mg 0.04mg 21%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.5mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.18mg 8%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 7.6mg 7%
Magnesium 33mg 63mg 7%
Selenium 36.7µg 40µg 6%
Vitamin B3 2.28mg 1.34mg 6%
Protein 16.77g 19.35g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.58mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.055mg 2%
Folate 44µg 51µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.367g 0.536g 1%
Calories 82kcal 97kcal 1%
Vitamin A 15µg 9µg 1%
Phosphorus 270mg 280mg 1%
Iron 0.83mg 0.76mg 1%
Potassium 296mg 262mg 1%
Fats 1.2g 1.54g 1%
Calcium 60mg 59mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.053mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.181g 0.133g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.244g 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.676mg 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.811mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.329mg 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.472mg 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.706mg 0.817mg 0%
Valine 0.786mg 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.341mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.119g 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.047g 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.031g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 79% 3%
Protein: 16.77 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.37 g
Other: 2.66 g
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
Contains more OtherOther +70.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.4%
Contains more FatsFats +28.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~77.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 31% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.181 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.244 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
16% 22% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.133 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.536 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Crayfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174207/nutrients
  2. Crab meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174202/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.