Crab vs. Fish sticks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab and fish sticks different?

Crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3, while fish sticks are higher in vitamin E and vitamin B1.
Crab covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 99% more than fish sticks.
Crab contains 14 times more copper than fish sticks. Crab contains 0.814mg of copper, while fish sticks contain 0.059mg.
Fish sticks are lower in cholesterol.
Fish sticks have a higher glycemic index (54) than crab (0).

Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Fish, fish sticks, frozen, prepared 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

Fish sticks

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+44%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+468.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1279.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+807.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+173.2%

Contains more IronIron	+68%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+145.9%

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

Fish sticks

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+78.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+266.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+246.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+112.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+89%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+273.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+430.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1466.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	0.96µg	99%
Copper	0.814mg	0.059mg	84%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	7.824g	50%
Selenium	42.9µg	15.7µg	49%
Vitamin E	1.84mg	6.88mg	34%
Zinc	3.81mg	0.42mg	31%
Fats	0.74g	16.23g	24%
Cholesterol	97mg	28mg	23%
Saturated fat	0.201g	3.733g	16%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	0.272mg	15%
Protein	17.88g	11.01g	14%
Calories	83kcal	277kcal	10%
Calcium	91mg	16mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	3.193g	8%
Starch	0g	20.46g	8%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	1.536mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.122mg	8%
Choline	80.9mg	42.8mg	7%
Carbs	0g	21.66g	7%
Sodium	563mg	402mg	7%
Folate	51µg	24µg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.078mg	6%
Phosphorus	234mg	191mg	6%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.182mg	5%
Iron	0.5mg	0.84mg	4%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	4.7µg	4%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0mg	4%
Magnesium	36mg	25mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.116mg	2%
Potassium	259mg	185mg	2%
Net carbs	0g	20.16g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	1IU	0%
Sugar	0g	1.65g	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg	4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.014g	0.124g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.122mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	0.372mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	0.429mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	0.852mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	0.795mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.296mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.47mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	0.5mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.23mg	0%
Fructose	0g	0.1g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g	0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.067g	0.088g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.236g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		7.289g	N/A