Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Crab vs. Fish sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Significant differences between crab and fish sauce

  • Crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, fish sauce is richer in magnesium and vitamin B6.
  • Fish sauce covers your daily sodium needs 317% more than crab.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve.

Infographic

Crab vs Fish sauce infographic
Infographic link

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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 125% 13% 25% 29% 17% 5.5% 3% 1024% 30% 50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1528%
Contains more ZincZinc +1805%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3242.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +371.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +386.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.2%
Contains more IronIron +56%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +214.9%

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
9
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 1.7% 1.3% 0% 0% 3% 13% 43% 7.1% 91% 60% 0% 38% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +560%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +744.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +593.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +512.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +153.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~51µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Fish sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 563mg 7851mg 317%
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0.48µg 119%
Copper 0.814mg 0.05mg 85%
Selenium 42.9µg 9.1µg 61%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.2mg 33%
Magnesium 36mg 175mg 33%
Phosphorus 234mg 7mg 32%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Protein 17.88g 5.06g 26%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.118mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.396mg 18%
Choline 80.9mg 13.2mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0mg 12%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.233mg 7%
Calcium 91mg 43mg 5%
Iron 0.5mg 0.78mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.057mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0.5mg 3%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 2.313mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.003g 2%
Calories 83kcal 35kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.012mg 1%
Potassium 259mg 288mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.64g 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.003g 1%
Fats 0.74g 0.01g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Folate 51µg 51µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.002g 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 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0.002g 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
3
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
5% 4% 71% 20%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 3.64 g
Water: 71.07 g
Other: 20.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +253.4%
Contains more FatsFats +7300%
Contains more WaterWater +12.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1096.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
2
34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
38% 25% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.003 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.003 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8500%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

People also compare

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. Fish sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174531/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.