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Crab vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crab and lychee

  • Crab has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, zinc, phosphorus, choline, and vitamin B3; however, lychee is higher in vitamin C.
  • Crab covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 139% more than lychee.
  • The glycemic index of lychee is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Litchis, raw.

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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%
Lychee
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1720%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.5%
Contains more IronIron +61.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +450%
Contains more ZincZinc +5342.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +654.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7050%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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%
Lychee
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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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2528.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +355.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +264.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +1039.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Selenium 42.9µg 0.6µg 77%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 71.5mg 76%
Copper 0.814mg 0.148mg 74%
Protein 17.88g 0.83g 34%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.07mg 34%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Phosphorus 234mg 31mg 29%
Sodium 563mg 1mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 20%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.603mg 13%
Choline 80.9mg 7.1mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0.07mg 12%
Folate 51µg 14µg 9%
Calcium 91mg 5mg 9%
Magnesium 36mg 10mg 6%
Carbs 0g 16.53g 6%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.1mg 4%
Potassium 259mg 171mg 3%
Iron 0.5mg 0.31mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.065mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.132g 1%
Calories 83kcal 66kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.011mg 1%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.055mg 1%
Fats 0.74g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 0g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 0g 15.23g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.009mg 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
Lychee
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17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2054.2%
Contains more FatsFats +68.2%
Contains more OtherOther +284.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~81.76g

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
Lychee
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +95.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.12g

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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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.