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Crab vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crab and lemons

  • Crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5; however, lemons are richer in vitamin C.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Lemons, raw, without peel.

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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
8
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%
Lemon
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2100%
Contains more ZincZinc +6250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1362.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +146.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +10625%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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%
Lemon
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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +365%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2647%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +424.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +363.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +1486.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1506.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Copper 0.814mg 0.037mg 86%
Selenium 42.9µg 0.4µg 77%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 53mg 55%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.06mg 34%
Protein 17.88g 1.1g 34%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Phosphorus 234mg 16mg 31%
Sodium 563mg 2mg 24%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.1mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.19mg 16%
Choline 80.9mg 5.1mg 14%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0.15mg 11%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Folate 51µg 11µg 10%
Magnesium 36mg 8mg 7%
Calcium 91mg 26mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.08mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.02mg 6%
Potassium 259mg 138mg 4%
Calories 83kcal 29kcal 3%
Carbs 0g 9.32g 3%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.04mg 1%
Iron 0.5mg 0.6mg 1%
Fats 0.74g 0.3g 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.039g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.089g 1%
Net carbs 0g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.5g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.011g 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 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
Lemon
2
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1525.5%
Contains more FatsFats +146.7%
Contains more OtherOther +463.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11.7%

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
Lemon
1
28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1072.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +189.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.6%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.