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Crab vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crab and chuck steak

  • Crab is higher in copper, selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin E; however, chuck steak is richer in zinc, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for copper is 82% higher.
  • Crab has 18 times more vitamin E than chuck steak. While crab has 1.84mg of vitamin E, chuck steak has only 0.1mg.
  • Chuck steak has less sodium.

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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 16% 4.8% 29% 92% 26% 237% 83% 9.3% 1.6% 150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +468.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +957.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +516.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +56%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.5%
Contains more IronIron +390%
Contains more ZincZinc +127.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.4%

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
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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% 2.3% 2% 1.5% 17% 44% 87% 45% 86% 379% 4% 4.5% 43%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1740%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +187%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +139.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +433.3%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~3.03µg
~equal in Choline ~79mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Chuck steak DV% diff.
Copper 0.814mg 0.077mg 82%
Zinc 3.81mg 8.68mg 44%
Saturated fat 0.201g 8.66g 38%
Fats 0.74g 19.64g 29%
Selenium 42.9µg 27.5µg 28%
Iron 0.5mg 2.45mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 9.457g 23%
Sodium 563mg 71mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.373mg 17%
Protein 17.88g 24.98g 14%
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 3.03µg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0.1mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 4.663mg 12%
Folate 51µg 6µg 11%
Calories 83kcal 277kcal 10%
Calcium 91mg 16mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.191mg 8%
Phosphorus 234mg 193mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.752mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.81g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.066mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Cholesterol 97mg 87mg 3%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.012mg 3%
Magnesium 36mg 22mg 3%
Potassium 259mg 325mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 5IU 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 1.6µg 1%
Trans fat 0.014g 1.287g N/A
Choline 80.9mg 79mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.281mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 1.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 1.062mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 2.009mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 2.184mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.709mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 1.129mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.809mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.041g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.619g 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
25% 20% 55%
Protein: 24.98 g
Fats: 19.64 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.22 g
Other: 0.16 g
Contains more WaterWater +44.3%
Contains more OtherOther +956.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2554.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.457 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7231%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +214%

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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. Chuck steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171228/nutrients

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

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