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Crab vs. Oatmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between crab and oatmeal

  • Crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus; however, oatmeal has more iron, manganese, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 139% higher.
  • Oatmeal has a higher glycemic index than crab.

Food types used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved).

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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 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +324.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +514.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +203.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +758%
Contains more IronIron +1092%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +654.1%

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 0% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2528.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +214.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +15.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +1621.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1030.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +131.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Oatmeal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Copper 0.814mg 0.066mg 83%
Selenium 42.9µg 5µg 69%
Iron 0.5mg 5.96mg 68%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Protein 17.88g 2.37g 31%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.62mg 29%
Phosphorus 234mg 77mg 22%
Sodium 563mg 49mg 22%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.558mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.26mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.317mg 14%
Choline 80.9mg 4.7mg 14%
Vitamin A 1µg 130µg 14%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0.07mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.29mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.215mg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.7g 7%
Potassium 259mg 61mg 6%
Starch 0g 10.37g 4%
Carbs 0g 11.67g 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Folate 51µg 44µg 2%
Magnesium 36mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 3.025mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.391g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.426g 1%
Calories 83kcal 68kcal 1%
Fats 0.74g 1.36g 1%
Calcium 91mg 80mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 9.97g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.46g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g 0.003g N/A
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.226g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0.105mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0.2mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.04mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.057mg 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% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +654.4%
Contains more OtherOther +196.5%
Contains more FatsFats +83.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~84.03g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +203.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +65.1%

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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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/nutrients

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

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