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Crab vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crab and butter?

  • Crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B5, yet butter is richer in vitamin A.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 251% higher.
  • Crab has 51 times more sodium than butter. Crab has 563mg of sodium, while butter has 11mg.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Butter, without salt types in this comparison.

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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
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%
Butter
Butter
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +279.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +979.2%
Contains more IronIron +2400%
Contains more CopperCopper +4987.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +4133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +875%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1750%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4190%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%

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
Crab
8
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 11% 0% 0.33% 37% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38%
Butter
Butter
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 228% 46% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +173.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6440.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +806.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1858.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +68300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +26.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2233.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.201g 50.489g 229%
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0.17µg 132%
Fats 0.74g 81.11g 124%
Copper 0.814mg 0.016mg 89%
Vitamin A 1µg 684µg 76%
Selenium 42.9µg 1µg 76%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 23.43g 58%
Cholesterol 97mg 215mg 39%
Protein 17.88g 0.85g 34%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.09mg 34%
Calories 83kcal 717kcal 32%
Phosphorus 234mg 24mg 30%
Sodium 563mg 11mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.11mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 3.01g 18%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.042mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.003mg 12%
Folate 51µg 3µg 12%
Choline 80.9mg 18.8mg 11%
Magnesium 36mg 2mg 8%
Calcium 91mg 24mg 7%
Potassium 259mg 24mg 7%
Iron 0.5mg 0.02mg 6%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 7µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.034mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 2.32mg 3%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.004mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.005mg 2%
Protein per 100 calories 22g 0.12g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 46kcal 8435kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 120g 14g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.9 0.52 N/A
Net carbs 0g 0.06g N/A
Carbs 0g 0.06g 0%
Sugar 0g 0.06g N/A
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
Crab
3
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Butter
Butter
2
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2003.5%
Contains more WaterWater +344.2%
Contains more OtherOther +4125%
Contains more FatsFats +10860.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
Crab
1
34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Butter
Butter
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18062.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1066.7%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.