Crab vs. Fast food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab and fast food different?

Crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, and phosphorus, while fast food is higher in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
Crab covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 102% more than fast food.
Crab contains 7 times more copper than fast food. Crab contains 0.814mg of copper, while fast food contains 0.121mg.
Fast food is lower in cholesterol.
Fast food has a higher glycemic index (66) than crab (0).

Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain types were used 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

Fast food

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+31.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+572.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+51.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+74.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+111.3%

Contains more IronIron	+512%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-41.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+382.4%

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

Fast food

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+384.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+88.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+274.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+135.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+800%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1278.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+290.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+104.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+35.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+56.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	0.89µg	102%
Copper	0.814mg	0.121mg	77%
Selenium	42.9µg	20.3µg	41%
Iron	0.5mg	3.06mg	32%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.317mg	25%
Cholesterol	97mg	33mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.363mg	21%
Saturated fat	0.201g	4.493g	20%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	5.617mg	18%
Fats	0.74g	12.01g	17%
Phosphorus	234mg	134mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	4.835g	12%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.357mg	12%
Zinc	3.81mg	2.52mg	12%
Calories	83kcal	297kcal	11%
Carbs	0g	31.5g	11%
Vitamin E	1.84mg	0.38mg	10%
Sodium	563mg	331mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	1.68g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	0.53mg	9%
Starch	0g	22.87g	9%
Choline	80.9mg	34.4mg	8%
Fiber	0g	1.7g	7%
Folate	51µg	80µg	7%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.212mg	4%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	4.9µg	4%
Calcium	91mg	62mg	3%
Protein	17.88g	16.52g	3%
Fructose	0g	2.27g	3%
Magnesium	36mg	27mg	2%
Potassium	259mg	197mg	2%
Vitamin A	1µg	9µg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	29.8g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Sugar	0g	4.88g	N/A
Trans fat	0.014g	0.514g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.144mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	0.46mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	0.642mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	1.13mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	0.785mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.306mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.67mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	0.728mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.402mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.067g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.121g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.391g	N/A