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Crab vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crab and potato salad

  • Crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin B5; however, potato salad is higher in vitamin C.
  • Crab covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 139% more than potato salad.
  • Potato salad contains 12 times less zinc than crab. Crab contains 3.81mg of zinc, while potato salad contains 0.31mg.
  • Potato salad has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of potato salad is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Potato salad, home-prepared.

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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
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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +378.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +589.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1129%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +946.3%
Contains more IronIron +30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.5%
~equal in Potassium ~254mg
~equal in Sodium ~529mg

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
Crab
8
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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +208.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +628.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +203%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +234.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.141mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Potato salad DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Copper 0.814mg 0.118mg 77%
Selenium 42.9µg 4.1µg 71%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.31mg 32%
Protein 17.88g 2.68g 30%
Phosphorus 234mg 52mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 3.737g 23%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.89mg 12%
Fats 0.74g 8.2g 11%
Folate 51µg 7µg 11%
Cholesterol 97mg 68mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.534mg 9%
Calcium 91mg 19mg 7%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 10mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.201g 1.429g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 2.48g 6%
Magnesium 36mg 15mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.077mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Carbs 0g 11.17g 4%
Calories 83kcal 143kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 32µg 3%
Iron 0.5mg 0.65mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.141mg 1%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.101mg 1%
Sodium 563mg 529mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 9.87g N/A
Potassium 259mg 254mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.062mg 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
Crab
2
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +567.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1008.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +15.4%
~equal in Water ~76g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1822.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1348.4%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.