Crab vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crab and duck meat

Crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, and zinc; however, duck meat is richer in iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 126% higher.
Crab has 10 times more sodium than duck meat. While crab has 563mg of sodium, duck meat has only 59mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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

Duck meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+727.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27%
Contains more CopperCopper	+258.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+104.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+289.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114.5%

Contains more IronIron	+440%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.5%

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

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+162.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1010%
Contains more FolateFolate	+750%
Contains more CholineCholine	+60.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+656.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+189.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+75.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+10.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+15.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1600%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	0.3µg	126%
Copper	0.814mg	0.227mg	65%
Saturated fat	0.201g	9.67g	43%
Fats	0.74g	28.35g	42%
Selenium	42.9µg	20µg	42%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	12.9g	32%
Iron	0.5mg	2.7mg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	3.65g	23%
Sodium	563mg	59mg	22%
Zinc	3.81mg	1.86mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.269mg	14%
Calories	83kcal	337kcal	13%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	4.825mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.174mg	13%
Folate	51µg	6µg	11%
Phosphorus	234mg	156mg	11%
Vitamin E	1.84mg	0.7mg	8%
Calcium	91mg	11mg	8%
Vitamin A	1µg	63µg	7%
Choline	80.9mg	50.4mg	6%
Magnesium	36mg	16mg	5%
Cholesterol	97mg	84mg	4%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	5.1µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	1.098mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.18mg	2%
Protein	17.88g	18.99g	2%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.019mg	2%
Potassium	259mg	204mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	3IU	0%
Trans fat	0.014g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	0.773mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	0.872mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	1.465mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	1.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.752mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	0.938mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.462mg	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