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Crab vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between crab and beer

  • Beer contains less vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and choline than crab.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 138% higher.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index than crab.

Food types used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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
9
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%
Beer
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +859.3%
Contains more IronIron +2400%
Contains more CopperCopper +16180%
Contains more ZincZinc +38000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1571.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +825%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7050%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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
12
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%
Beer
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +272%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +435.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2331.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +16550%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
Contains more CholineCholine +701%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0.02µg 138%
Copper 0.814mg 0.005mg 90%
Selenium 42.9µg 0.6µg 77%
Protein 17.88g 0.46g 35%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.01mg 35%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Phosphorus 234mg 14mg 31%
Sodium 563mg 4mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.041mg 19%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.513mg 14%
Choline 80.9mg 10.1mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0mg 12%
Folate 51µg 6µg 11%
Calcium 91mg 4mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.046mg 8%
Potassium 259mg 27mg 7%
Magnesium 36mg 6mg 7%
Iron 0.5mg 0.02mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.025mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.008mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0g 2%
Calories 83kcal 43kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.005mg 2%
Carbs 0g 3.55g 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 0g 1%
Fats 0.74g 0g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.55g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0mg 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
2
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Beer
3
4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3787%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +15.4%
Contains more OtherOther +138.5%

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients

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

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