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Crab vs. Anchovies — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between crab and anchovies

  • Crab has more vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, and folate; however, anchovies are richer in vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B2.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 113% more.
  • Crab contains 6 times more folate than anchovies. Crab contains 51µg of folate, while anchovies contain 9µg.
  • Anchovies contain less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Fish, anchovy, european, raw.

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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
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 44% 34% 122% 70% 47% 75% 14% 9.1% 199%
Contains more CopperCopper +285.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +121.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +61.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.9%
Contains more IronIron +550%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.5%
~equal in Manganese ~0.07mg

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
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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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 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 0% 5% 11% 0% 14% 59% 263% 39% 33% 78% 0.25% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +222.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +437.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +466.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +175.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +410.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.143mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Anchovies DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0.62µg 113%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 14.024mg 70%
Copper 0.814mg 0.211mg 67%
Iron 0.5mg 3.25mg 34%
Sodium 563mg 104mg 20%
Zinc 3.81mg 1.72mg 19%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.256mg 13%
Cholesterol 97mg 60mg 12%
Selenium 42.9µg 36.5µg 12%
Folate 51µg 9µg 11%
Phosphorus 234mg 174mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 1.637g 9%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0.57mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.645mg 7%
Calcium 91mg 147mg 6%
Fats 0.74g 4.84g 6%
Protein 17.88g 20.35g 5%
Saturated fat 0.201g 1.282g 5%
Potassium 259mg 383mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 1.182g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.055mg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 15µg 2%
Calories 83kcal 131kcal 2%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.143mg 1%
Magnesium 36mg 41mg 1%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.228mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.892mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 1.654mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 1.869mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.602mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.794mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 1.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.599mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0.538g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0.911g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
20% 5% 73%
Protein: 20.35 g
Fats: 4.84 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.37 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more OtherOther +17.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.8%
Contains more FatsFats +554.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~73.37g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
31% 29% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.282 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.637 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +816.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +534.5%

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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. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/nutrients
  2. Anchovies - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174182/nutrients

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

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