Crab vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between crab and chicken meat

Crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, folate, and vitamin E; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3 and vitamin B6.
Crab covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 126% more than chicken meat.
Chicken meat has 12 times less copper than crab. Crab has 0.814mg of copper, while chicken meat has 0.066mg.
Chicken meat contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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

Chicken meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+56.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+506.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+270%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+79.5%

Contains more IronIron	+152%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.4%

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

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+581.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1010%
Contains more FolateFolate	+920%
Contains more CholineCholine	+22.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+173.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+80.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+209%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+156.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+700%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.03mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	0.3µg	126%
Copper	0.814mg	0.066mg	83%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	8.487mg	36%
Selenium	42.9µg	23.9µg	35%
Sodium	563mg	82mg	21%
Fats	0.74g	13.6g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.4mg	19%
Protein	17.88g	27.3g	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	2.97g	18%
Zinc	3.81mg	1.94mg	17%
Saturated fat	0.201g	3.79g	16%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	5.34g	13%
Folate	51µg	5µg	12%
Vitamin E	1.84mg	0.27mg	10%
Iron	0.5mg	1.26mg	10%
Calories	83kcal	239kcal	8%
Calcium	91mg	15mg	8%
Phosphorus	234mg	182mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.168mg	6%
Vitamin A	1µg	48µg	5%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0mg	4%
Magnesium	36mg	23mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.063mg	3%
Cholesterol	97mg	88mg	3%
Choline	80.9mg	65.9mg	3%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.02mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	2.4µg	2%
Potassium	259mg	223mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	1.03mg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Trans fat	0.014g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.067g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A