Crab vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crab and pound cake

Crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus; however, pound cake is richer in vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B2.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 124% higher.
Crab has 19 times more copper than pound cake. While crab has 0.814mg of copper, pound cake has only 0.042mg.
Pound cake has less cholesterol.
Crab has a lower glycemic index (0) than pound cake (54).

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+93.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+73.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1838.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+786%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+67.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+758%

Contains more IronIron	+196%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+48.6%

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

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+183.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+825%
Contains more FolateFolate	+21.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+23.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+652.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+167.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+466.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	0.36µg	124%
Copper	0.814mg	0.042mg	86%
Selenium	42.9µg	5µg	69%
Zinc	3.81mg	0.43mg	31%
Protein	17.88g	5g	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	3.419g	21%
Saturated fat	0.201g	4.811g	21%
Fats	0.74g	13.96g	20%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Threonine	0.727mg	153mg	15%
Calories	83kcal	353kcal	14%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.173mg	13%
Phosphorus	234mg	140mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.249mg	12%
Iron	0.5mg	1.48mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	0.485mg	10%
Cholesterol	97mg	66mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.036mg	9%
Sodium	563mg	377mg	8%
Vitamin A	1µg	70µg	8%
Vitamin E	1.84mg	0.65mg	8%
Starch	0g	17.36g	7%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	1.615mg	7%
Magnesium	36mg	8mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	3.02g	7%
Calcium	91mg	47mg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0mg	4%
Potassium	259mg	149mg	3%
Choline	80.9mg	65.6mg	3%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.11mg	2%
Folate	51µg	42µg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	1.7µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat	0.014g	0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose	0g	0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.067g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A