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Crab vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crab and icing

  • Crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3; however, icing is richer in vitamin B2.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% higher.
  • Icing has less cholesterol.
  • Crab has a lower glycemic index (0) than icing (51).

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat.

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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
9
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%
Icing
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2933.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +661.8%
Contains more IronIron +212.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +5342.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.3%

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
10
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%
Icing
2
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 0% 0% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1148.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1712.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +537.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +3417.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +224.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4233.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Icing DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Copper 0.814mg 0mg 90%
Selenium 42.9µg 0.1µg 78%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 7.951g 51%
Protein 17.88g 0g 36%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.07mg 34%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Phosphorus 234mg 18mg 31%
Fats 0.74g 16.23g 24%
Carbs 0g 67.89g 23%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.055mg 19%
Calories 83kcal 418kcal 17%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.302mg 16%
Sodium 563mg 184mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.22mg 16%
Choline 80.9mg 2.3mg 14%
Saturated fat 0.201g 2.974g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 4.86g 12%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 13µg 11%
Folate 51µg 8µg 11%
Calcium 91mg 3mg 9%
Magnesium 36mg 1mg 8%
Potassium 259mg 34mg 7%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Iron 0.5mg 0.16mg 4%
Manganese 0.074mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 1.53mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 0g 63.1g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g 0g N/A
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 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0g 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
Icing
2
16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +428.8%
Contains more OtherOther +108.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2093.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Icing
2
19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3667.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2981.8%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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