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Crab vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between crab and prunes

  • Crab has more vitamin B12, selenium, copper, zinc, and phosphorus; however, prunes are richer in vitamin K, fiber, and vitamin A.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% more.
  • Prunes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of prunes is 29, while the glycemic index of crab is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked.

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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
5
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%
Prunes
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +189.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +765.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +239.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +182.6%
Contains more IronIron +86%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +304.1%

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
7
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%
Prunes
5
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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +450%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +327.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1175%
Contains more CholineCholine +701%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +121.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +19733.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Prunes DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Selenium 42.9µg 0.3µg 77%
Copper 0.814mg 0.281mg 59%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 59.5µg 49%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Protein 17.88g 2.18g 31%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.44mg 31%
Fiber 0g 7.1g 28%
Phosphorus 234mg 69mg 24%
Sodium 563mg 2mg 24%
Carbs 0g 63.88g 21%
Fructose 0g 12.45g 16%
Potassium 259mg 732mg 14%
Choline 80.9mg 10.1mg 13%
Folate 51µg 4µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.422mg 12%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.299mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0.43mg 9%
Calories 83kcal 240kcal 8%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.186mg 7%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 1.882mg 5%
Calcium 91mg 43mg 5%
Iron 0.5mg 0.93mg 5%
Vitamin A 1µg 39µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.205mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0.6mg 3%
Starch 0g 5.11g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.051mg 2%
Fats 0.74g 0.38g 1%
Magnesium 36mg 41mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.088g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.062g 1%
Net carbs 0g 56.78g N/A
Sugar 0g 38.13g N/A
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.027mg 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 0g 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
Prunes
2
2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +720.2%
Contains more FatsFats +94.7%
Contains more WaterWater +157.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +56.2%

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
Prunes
1
43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +143.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +316.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.2%

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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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/nutrients

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

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