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Crab vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crab and minestrone

  • Crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and folate; however, minestrone is richer in vitamin A.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% higher.
  • Crab has 97 times more cholesterol than minestrone. While crab has 97mg of cholesterol, minestrone has only 1mg.
  • Crab has a lower glycemic index (0) than minestrone (47).

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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 2.1% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +99.2%
Contains more IronIron +31.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1496.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1129%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +917.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +105.4%

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%
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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +560%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +416.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +602.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +612.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +280.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4800%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.022mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Minestrone DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Copper 0.814mg 0.051mg 85%
Selenium 42.9µg 78%
Protein 17.88g 1.77g 32%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.31mg 32%
Cholesterol 97mg 1mg 32%
Phosphorus 234mg 23mg 30%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.14mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.391mg 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Sodium 563mg 254mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Folate 51µg 15µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.041mg 9%
Calcium 91mg 14mg 8%
Magnesium 36mg 3mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.018mg 6%
Vitamin A 1µg 49µg 5%
Potassium 259mg 130mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0.5mg 3%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.152mg 3%
Calories 83kcal 34kcal 2%
Fiber 0g 0.4g 2%
Iron 0.5mg 0.38mg 2%
Carbs 0g 4.66g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.46g 1%
Fats 0.74g 1.04g 0%
Net carbs 0g 4.26g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.022mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.23g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.29g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.03mg 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
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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
2% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +910.2%
Contains more OtherOther +40.8%
Contains more FatsFats +40.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%

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
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +124.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +78.3%

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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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.