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Crab vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crab and cod?

  • Crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, folate, vitamin E, and calcium, yet cod is richer in vitamin B5.
  • Cod's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 3040% higher.
  • Crab has 29 times more copper than cod. Crab has 0.814mg of copper, while cod has 0.028mg.
  • Cod contains less sodium.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw types in this comparison.

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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
Crab
8
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%
Cod
Cod
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +468.8%
Contains more IronIron +31.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2807.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +746.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +393.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%

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
Crab
8
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%
Cod
Cod
5
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 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +230%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +265.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +628.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +230.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15246%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 153mg 3040%
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0.91µg 101%
Copper 0.814mg 0.028mg 87%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.45mg 31%
Sodium 563mg 54mg 22%
Selenium 42.9µg 33.1µg 18%
Cholesterol 97mg 43mg 18%
Folate 51µg 7µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0.64mg 8%
Calcium 91mg 16mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.245mg 7%
Potassium 259mg 413mg 5%
Vitamin D 0IU 36IU 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.9µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.076mg 4%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 2.063mg 4%
Phosphorus 234mg 203mg 4%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.015mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 1mg 3%
Choline 80.9mg 65.2mg 3%
Iron 0.5mg 0.38mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.065mg 2%
Magnesium 36mg 32mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 12µg 1%
Calories 83kcal 82kcal 0%
Protein 17.88g 17.81g 0%
Fats 0.74g 0.67g 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.131g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.094g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.231g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.695mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.524mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
Crab
3
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Cod
Cod
1
18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more OtherOther +463.3%
~equal in Protein ~17.81g
~equal in Fats ~0.67g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~81.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
Crab
2
34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Cod
Cod
1
29% 21% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.131 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.231 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.8%

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. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/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.