Crab vs. Abalone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between crab and abalone?
- Crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, folate, and calcium, yet abalone is higher in iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and selenium.
- Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 110% more.
- Crab has 4 times more zinc than abalone. While crab has 3.81mg of zinc, abalone has only 0.95mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in crab is lower.
We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Mollusks, abalone, mixed species, cooked, fried types 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +145.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +257% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +301.1% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +55.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +660% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +20.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +83.3% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +44.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +382.6% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +264.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +856.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +39.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +187.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 3.33µg | 0.69µg | 110% |
Copper | 0.814mg | 0.228mg | 65% |
Iron | 0.5mg | 3.8mg | 41% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.997mg | 2.87mg | 37% |
Zinc | 3.81mg | 0.95mg | 26% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.023mg | 0.22mg | 16% |
Selenium | 42.9µg | 51.8µg | 16% |
Choline | 80.9mg | 15% | |
Vitamin E | 1.84mg | 12% | |
Fats | 0.74g | 6.78g | 9% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.258g | 1.676g | 9% |
Folate | 51µg | 14µg | 9% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.129g | 2.741g | 7% |
Saturated fat | 0.201g | 1.646g | 7% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.747mg | 1.9mg | 5% |
Calories | 83kcal | 189kcal | 5% |
Magnesium | 36mg | 56mg | 5% |
Calcium | 91mg | 37mg | 5% |
Protein | 17.88g | 19.63g | 4% |
Carbs | 0g | 11.05g | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.093mg | 0.13mg | 3% |
Phosphorus | 234mg | 217mg | 2% |
Vitamin C | 3.3mg | 1.8mg | 2% |
Cholesterol | 97mg | 94mg | 1% |
Sodium | 563mg | 591mg | 1% |
Potassium | 259mg | 284mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 11.05g | N/A |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 2µg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.074mg | 0.07mg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.156mg | 0.15mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0% | |
Trans fat | 0.014g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.226mg | 0.224mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.727mg | 0.838mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.776mg | 0.854mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.307mg | 1.386mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.386mg | 1.433mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.452mg | 0.441mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.708mg | 0.715mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.806mg | 0.86mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.393mg | 0.378mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.101g | 0.054g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.067g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.009g | 0.046g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.005g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more WaterWater | +32.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +816.2% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +44.4% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -87.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2024.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +549.6% |