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Crab vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between crab and chestnut

  • Crab has more vitamin B12, copper, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, chestnut is richer in manganese, vitamin C, and iron.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% more.
  • Chestnut has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chestnut is 54, while the glycemic index of crab is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed.

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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 39% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +97.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +72.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1424%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +176.1%
Contains more IronIron +246%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1054.1%

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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +215.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +34.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +709.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +543.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +49.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Chestnut DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Selenium 42.9µg 78%
Copper 0.814mg 0.472mg 38%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.854mg 34%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.25mg 32%
Protein 17.88g 2g 32%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 26.7mg 26%
Sodium 563mg 27mg 23%
Phosphorus 234mg 99mg 19%
Iron 0.5mg 1.73mg 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.316mg 14%
Potassium 259mg 715mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.731mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.148mg 10%
Carbs 0g 27.76g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.233mg 6%
Calcium 91mg 46mg 5%
Magnesium 36mg 54mg 4%
Folate 51µg 38µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.545g 2%
Calories 83kcal 131kcal 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.476g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.104mg 1%
Fats 0.74g 1.38g 1%
Net carbs 0g 27.76g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.26g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.055mg 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
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +794%
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%
Contains more OtherOther +138%
Contains more FatsFats +86.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.476 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.545 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +269%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +111.2%

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/nutrients

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

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