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Crab vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crab and Mexican tea

  • Crab has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, zinc, and phosphorus; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, and magnesium.
  • Crab covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 139% more than Mexican tea.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Epazote, 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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +328.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +246.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +172.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4666.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +236.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +202.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +144.4%
Contains more IronIron +276%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4086.5%

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
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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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +329.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +457%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +274.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~3.6mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.152mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Mexican tea DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Manganese 0.074mg 3.098mg 131%
Selenium 42.9µg 0.9µg 76%
Copper 0.814mg 0.19mg 69%
Folate 51µg 215µg 41%
Protein 17.88g 0.33g 35%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Zinc 3.81mg 1.1mg 25%
Sodium 563mg 43mg 23%
Phosphorus 234mg 86mg 21%
Magnesium 36mg 121mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.348mg 20%
Calcium 91mg 275mg 18%
Iron 0.5mg 1.88mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.179mg 16%
Fiber 0g 3.8g 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.639mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Potassium 259mg 633mg 11%
Calories 83kcal 32kcal 3%
Carbs 0g 7.44g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 2%
Saturated fat 0.201g 1%
Fats 0.74g 0.52g 0%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 3.6mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.028mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.152mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 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 N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5318.2%
Contains more FatsFats +42.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11.9%
Contains more OtherOther +47.9%

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/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.