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Crab vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crab and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and choline.
  • Crab covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 139% more than brown sugar.
  • The glycemic index of brown sugar is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Sugars, brown.

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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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1631.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +12600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5750%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3475%
Contains more IronIron +42%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
~equal in Calcium ~83mg

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%
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% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2397.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +655.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +280.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +5000%
Contains more CholineCholine +3417.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Brown sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Copper 0.814mg 0.047mg 85%
Selenium 42.9µg 1.2µg 76%
Protein 17.88g 0.12g 36%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.03mg 34%
Carbs 0g 98.09g 33%
Phosphorus 234mg 4mg 33%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Sodium 563mg 28mg 23%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.132mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.11mg 16%
Calories 83kcal 380kcal 15%
Choline 80.9mg 2.3mg 14%
Folate 51µg 1µg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.041mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0mg 7%
Magnesium 36mg 9mg 6%
Potassium 259mg 133mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Iron 0.5mg 0.71mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 91mg 83mg 1%
Fructose 0g 1.11g 1%
Fats 0.74g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 0g 1%
Net carbs 0g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 0g 97.02g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.064mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 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
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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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14800%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +5847%
Contains more OtherOther +275.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/nutrients

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

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