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Crab vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crab and basil

  • Crab has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, zinc, and phosphorus; however, basil is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, and iron.
  • Basil covers your daily vitamin K needs 345% more than crab.
  • Basil has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of basil is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Basil, fresh.

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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
4
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%
Basil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 53% 26% 119% 128% 22% 24% 0.52% 150% 1.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +370.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +317.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.9%
Contains more IronIron +534%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1451.4%

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%
Basil
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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 60% 88% 16% 0% 8.5% 18% 17% 13% 36% 0% 1037% 51% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +130%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +204.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +377%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +609.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +445.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +26300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +138166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.155mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Basil DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.3µg 414.8µg 345%
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Selenium 42.9µg 0.3µg 77%
Copper 0.814mg 0.385mg 48%
Manganese 0.074mg 1.148mg 47%
Iron 0.5mg 3.17mg 33%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Protein 17.88g 3.15g 29%
Vitamin A 1µg 264µg 29%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.81mg 27%
Phosphorus 234mg 56mg 25%
Sodium 563mg 4mg 24%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 18mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.209mg 16%
Choline 80.9mg 11.4mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.902mg 12%
Calcium 91mg 177mg 9%
Magnesium 36mg 64mg 7%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0.8mg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.6g 6%
Folate 51µg 68µg 4%
Calories 83kcal 23kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.076mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.034mg 1%
Potassium 259mg 295mg 1%
Carbs 0g 2.65g 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.041g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.389g 1%
Fats 0.74g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 0g 1.05g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.155mg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.104mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0.104mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0.191mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0.11mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0.127mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.051mg 0%
Fructose 0g 0.02g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
3
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Basil
2
3% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.15 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 2.65 g
Water: 92.06 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +467.6%
Contains more FatsFats +15.6%
Contains more OtherOther +12.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +15.5%

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
Basil
2
8% 17% 75%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.389 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50.8%

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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. Basil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172232/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.