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Crab vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crab and caper

  • Crab has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B5; however, caper is higher in vitamin K and iron.
  • Crab covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 139% more than caper.

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

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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
7
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%
Caper
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 12% 3.5% 63% 125% 8.7% 4.3% 306% 10% 6.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +127.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +547.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +117.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1090.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2240%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3475%
Contains more IronIron +234%
~equal in Magnesium ~33mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.078mg

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%
Caper
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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 14% 2.3% 18% 0% 4.5% 32% 12% 1.6% 5.3% 0% 62% 17% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +321.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3592.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +578.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +121.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +1144.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +30.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Caper DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Sodium 563mg 2348mg 78%
Selenium 42.9µg 1.2µg 76%
Copper 0.814mg 0.374mg 49%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Phosphorus 234mg 10mg 32%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.32mg 32%
Protein 17.88g 2.36g 31%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 24.6µg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.027mg 19%
Iron 0.5mg 1.67mg 15%
Choline 80.9mg 6.5mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.652mg 13%
Fiber 0g 3.2g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.023mg 10%
Folate 51µg 23µg 7%
Potassium 259mg 40mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0.88mg 6%
Calcium 91mg 40mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.139mg 4%
Calories 83kcal 23kcal 3%
Carbs 0g 4.89g 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 7µg 1%
Magnesium 36mg 33mg 1%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 4.3mg 1%
Fats 0.74g 0.86g 0%
Net carbs 0g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.41g N/A
Manganese 0.074mg 0.078mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.018mg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.233g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.063g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.304g 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 0.001g 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
Caper
4
2% 5% 84% 8%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 4.89 g
Water: 83.85 g
Other: 8.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +657.6%
Contains more FatsFats +16.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +375.7%
~equal in Water ~83.85g

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
Caper
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39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.233 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.063 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.304 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +104.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.8%

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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. Caper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172238/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.