Crab vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between crab and American cheese

Crab has more copper, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, and zinc; however, American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for calcium for American cheese is 95% higher.
American cheese has 36 times less vitamin B3 than crab. Crab has 2.747mg of vitamin B3, while American cheese has 0.076mg.
Crab is lower in sodium.
American cheese has a higher glycemic index than crab.

Food types used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D.

Infographic

Infographic link

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

American cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+96.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1669.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+80.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+112.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1048.4%
Contains more IronIron	+26%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+173.9%

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

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+130%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3514.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+147.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+122%
Contains more FolateFolate	+537.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+123.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+24900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+151.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+766.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	91mg	1045mg	95%
Copper	0.814mg	0.046mg	85%
Saturated fat	0.201g	18.057g	81%
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	1.5µg	76%
Phosphorus	234mg	641mg	58%
Sodium	563mg	1671mg	48%
Fats	0.74g	31.79g	48%
Selenium	42.9µg	20.2µg	41%
Vitamin A	1µg	250µg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	8.236g	20%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	0.076mg	17%
Calories	83kcal	371kcal	14%
Zinc	3.81mg	2.49mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	0.403mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.234mg	11%
Folate	51µg	8µg	11%
Choline	80.9mg	36.2mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.054mg	8%
Vitamin E	1.84mg	0.8mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	1.286g	7%
Potassium	259mg	132mg	4%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.6µg	3%
Vitamin D	0IU	23IU	3%
Iron	0.5mg	0.63mg	2%
Magnesium	36mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	2.6µg	2%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.041mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.015mg	1%
Cholesterol	97mg	100mg	1%
Carbs	0g	3.7g	1%
Protein	17.88g	18.13g	1%
Net carbs	0g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar	0g	2.26g	N/A
Trans fat	0.014g	1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.067g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.79g	N/A