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Crab vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between crab and garden cress

  • Crab has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, zinc, and phosphorus; however, garden cress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for garden cress is 451% higher.
  • Garden cress is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Cress, garden, raw.

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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
5
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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +378.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1556.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +207.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4666.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134%
Contains more IronIron +160%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +647.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

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
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 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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +162.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +174.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +312%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +314.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1990.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +34500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +247.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +179.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +56.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.3µg 541.9µg 451%
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Selenium 42.9µg 0.9µg 76%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 69mg 73%
Copper 0.814mg 0.17mg 72%
Vitamin A 1µg 346µg 38%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.23mg 33%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Protein 17.88g 2.6g 31%
Sodium 563mg 14mg 24%
Phosphorus 234mg 76mg 23%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.553mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.242mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.26mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 1mg 11%
Choline 80.9mg 19.5mg 11%
Iron 0.5mg 1.3mg 10%
Potassium 259mg 606mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0.7mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.247mg 7%
Folate 51µg 80µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.08mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.1g 4%
Calories 83kcal 32kcal 3%
Carbs 0g 5.5g 2%
Calcium 91mg 81mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.023g 1%
Fats 0.74g 0.7g 0%
Net carbs 0g 4.4g N/A
Magnesium 36mg 38mg 0%
Sugar 0g 4.4g N/A
Trans fat 0.014g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.239g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.228g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0g 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
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
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +587.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +12.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.7g
~equal in Other ~1.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85.3%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.