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Crab vs. Eel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab and eels?

  • Crab is higher in copper, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin B5, yet eels are higher in vitamin A and vitamin B1.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for copper is 87% more.
  • Crab has 9 times more sodium than eels. While crab has 563mg of sodium, eels have only 65mg.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry 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
Crab
6
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%
Eel
Eel
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 7.8% 31% 24% 9.7% 57% 119% 8.5% 5.2% 45%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +2706.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +83.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +85%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +416.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.7%
Contains more IronIron +28%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.5%

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
Crab
8
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 11% 0% 0.33% 37% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38%
Eel
Eel
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 6% 0% 379% 0% 46% 12% 84% 17% 18% 361% 0% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +256.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +102.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +113600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +695.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Eel DV% diff.
Vitamin A 1µg 1137µg 126%
Copper 0.814mg 0.029mg 87%
Selenium 42.9µg 8.3µg 63%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 9.218g 23%
Fats 0.74g 14.95g 22%
Sodium 563mg 65mg 22%
Cholesterol 97mg 161mg 21%
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 2.89µg 18%
Zinc 3.81mg 2.08mg 16%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.28mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.183mg 13%
Saturated fat 0.201g 3.023g 13%
Protein 17.88g 23.65g 12%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 4.487mg 11%
Folate 51µg 17µg 9%
Calories 83kcal 236kcal 8%
Calcium 91mg 26mg 7%
Phosphorus 234mg 277mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.077mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 1.214g 6%
Potassium 259mg 349mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.051mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 1.8mg 2%
Magnesium 36mg 26mg 2%
Iron 0.5mg 0.64mg 2%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.04mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 22g 10g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 46kcal 100kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 120g 42g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.9 3.5 N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.265mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 1.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 1.09mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 1.922mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 2.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.7mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.923mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 1.218mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.696mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0.108g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0.081g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0.095g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
Crab
1
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Eel
Eel
3
24% 15% 59% 2%
Protein: 23.65 g
Fats: 14.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.31 g
Other: 2.09 g
Contains more WaterWater +34.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1920.3%
Contains more OtherOther +23.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
Crab
1
34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Eel
Eel
2
22% 69% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.218 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.214 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7045.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +370.5%

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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. Eel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174194/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.