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Crab vs. Butterfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between crab and butterfish

  • Crab has more copper, vitamin B12, zinc, and folate; however, butterfish is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for copper is 83% more.
  • Crab contains 5 times more sodium than butterfish. Crab contains 563mg of sodium, while butterfish contains 114mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat.

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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 23% 8.4% 42% 24% 23% 27% 132% 15% 2.5% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +225%
Contains more CopperCopper +1079.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +284.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +289.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +85.7%
Contains more IronIron +28%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.8%
~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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% 11% 0% 0% 37% 44% 108% 52% 80% 229% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +82%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +534.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +106.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +110%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +121.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Butterfish DV% diff.
Copper 0.814mg 0.069mg 83%
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 1.83µg 63%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.99mg 26%
Sodium 563mg 114mg 20%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 5.769mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.346mg 15%
Fats 0.74g 10.28g 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Phosphorus 234mg 308mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.146mg 10%
Protein 17.88g 22.15g 9%
Folate 51µg 17µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.192mg 8%
Potassium 259mg 481mg 7%
Selenium 42.9µg 46.8µg 7%
Calcium 91mg 28mg 6%
Calories 83kcal 187kcal 5%
Cholesterol 97mg 83mg 5%
Vitamin A 1µg 33µg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.865mg 3%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.019mg 2%
Iron 0.5mg 0.64mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 2%
Magnesium 36mg 32mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.971mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 1.021mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 1.801mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 2.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.656mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.865mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 1.141mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.652mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 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
22% 10% 67%
Protein: 22.15 g
Fats: 10.28 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.83 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more WaterWater +19.2%
Contains more OtherOther +128.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1289.2%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Butterfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174231/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.