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Crab vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crab and cucumber?

  • Cucumber has less vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and choline than crab.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% higher.
  • Crab has a lower glycemic index than cucumber.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Cucumber, with peel, 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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +176.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +468.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +76.2%
Contains more IronIron +78.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1885.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1805%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +875%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
~equal in Manganese ~0.079mg

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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2703.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +284.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +290%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +628.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +1248.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5366.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Copper 0.814mg 0.041mg 86%
Selenium 42.9µg 0.3µg 77%
Protein 17.88g 0.65g 34%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.2mg 33%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Phosphorus 234mg 24mg 30%
Sodium 563mg 2mg 24%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.098mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.259mg 15%
Choline 80.9mg 6mg 14%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 16.4µg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0.03mg 12%
Folate 51µg 7µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.04mg 9%
Calcium 91mg 16mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.033mg 5%
Magnesium 36mg 13mg 5%
Calories 83kcal 15kcal 3%
Iron 0.5mg 0.28mg 3%
Potassium 259mg 147mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.032g 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Fats 0.74g 0.11g 1%
Fructose 0g 0.87g 1%
Carbs 0g 3.63g 1%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 2.8mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.037g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0g 0.83g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 5µg 0%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.079mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.027mg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.01mg 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 0g 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2650.8%
Contains more FatsFats +572.7%
Contains more OtherOther +344.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +19.5%

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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2480%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +706.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.6%

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.