Crab vs. Halibut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab and halibut?

Crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, vitamin B5, and folate, yet halibut is higher in fats and vitamin B6.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 99% more.
Crab has 51 times more folate than halibut. While crab has 51µg of folate, halibut has only 1µg.
The amount of sodium in halibut is lower.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crab

Halibut

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2175%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2042.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+647.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+393.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.8%
Contains more IronIron	+70%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crab

Halibut

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+246.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+246.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5000%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+217.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+10.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+210.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	0.96µg	99%
Copper	0.814mg	0.038mg	86%
Zinc	3.81mg	0.51mg	30%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	10.742g	27%
Fats	0.74g	17.74g	26%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.485mg	25%
Sodium	563mg	103mg	20%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	0.288mg	14%
Cholesterol	97mg	59mg	13%
Folate	51µg	1µg	13%
Saturated fat	0.201g	3.102g	13%
Vitamin E	1.84mg		12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	1.753g	10%
Calcium	91mg	4mg	9%
Calories	83kcal	239kcal	8%
Selenium	42.9µg	46.8µg	7%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	1.923mg	5%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0mg	4%
Iron	0.5mg	0.85mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.073mg	4%
Potassium	259mg	344mg	3%
Phosphorus	234mg	210mg	3%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.015mg	3%
Vitamin A	1µg	18µg	2%
Protein	17.88g	18.42g	1%
Magnesium	36mg	33mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.103mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	7.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	130kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	120g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	4	N/A
Vitamin K	0.3µg		0%
Trans fat	0.014g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	0.808mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	0.849mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	1.497mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	1.692mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.719mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	0.949mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.542mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.101g	0.674g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.067g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.009g	0.114g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.005g		N/A