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Crab vs. Palm oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crab and palm oil?

  • Crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B5, yet palm oil is richer in vitamin E.
  • Palm oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 245% higher.
  • Palm oil contains less cholesterol.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Oil, palm types in this comparison.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0.38% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +4900%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 0% 0% 319% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 20% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +26866.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +766.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2566.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Palm oil DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.201g 49.3g 223%
Fats 0.74g 100g 153%
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 15.94mg 94%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 37g 92%
Copper 0.814mg 0mg 90%
Selenium 42.9µg 0µg 78%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 9.3g 60%
Calories 83kcal 884kcal 40%
Protein 17.88g 0g 36%
Zinc 3.81mg 0mg 35%
Phosphorus 234mg 0mg 33%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Sodium 563mg 0mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0mg 17%
Choline 80.9mg 0.3mg 15%
Folate 51µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0mg 12%
Calcium 91mg 0mg 9%
Magnesium 36mg 0mg 9%
Potassium 259mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 8µg 6%
Iron 0.5mg 0.01mg 6%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Manganese 0.074mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +13413.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
52% 39% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 49.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 37 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.3 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28582.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3504.7%

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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. Palm oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171015/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.