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Crab vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab and crayfish?

  • Crab is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, copper, selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, yet crayfish is higher in manganese and phosphorus.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 49% more.
  • Crab has 6 times more sodium than crayfish. While crab has 563mg of sodium, crayfish has only 94mg.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat types in this article.

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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 24% 18% 26% 31% 228% 48% 116% 12% 68% 200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +51.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.3%
Contains more IronIron +66%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +605.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

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 3% 5% 30% 0% 13% 20% 43% 35% 18% 269% 0.25% 33% 44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +105.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +54.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.085mg
~equal in Choline ~80.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Crayfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 2.15µg 49%
Sodium 563mg 94mg 20%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.522mg 19%
Zinc 3.81mg 1.76mg 19%
Copper 0.814mg 0.685mg 14%
Cholesterol 97mg 133mg 12%
Selenium 42.9µg 36.7µg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.58mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.076mg 6%
Phosphorus 234mg 270mg 5%
Iron 0.5mg 0.83mg 4%
Calcium 91mg 60mg 3%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 2.28mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0.9mg 3%
Folate 51µg 44µg 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 15µg 2%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 1.5mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.05mg 2%
Protein 17.88g 16.77g 2%
Potassium 259mg 296mg 1%
Magnesium 36mg 33mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.085mg 1%
Fats 0.74g 1.2g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.367g 1%
Calories 83kcal 82kcal 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Choline 80.9mg 80.9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.181g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.244g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.676mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0.811mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 1.329mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.472mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.706mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0.786mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.341mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0.047g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0g 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
17% 79% 3%
Protein: 16.77 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.37 g
Other: 2.66 g
Contains more FatsFats +62.2%
Contains more OtherOther +57.4%
~equal in Protein ~16.77g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~79.37g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
23% 31% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.181 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.244 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +89.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.181g

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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. Crayfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174207/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.