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Crab vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab and salsa different?

  • Crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and folate; however, salsa is richer in iron and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 139% higher.

Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and USDA Commodity, salsa are the varieties used in this article.

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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
7
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%
Salsa
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +658.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +747.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +2141.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +680%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +10625%
Contains more IronIron +348%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.6%
~equal in Potassium ~270mg

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
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%
Salsa
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +154.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +168.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.149mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Salsa DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Copper 0.814mg 0.096mg 80%
Selenium 42.9µg 0.4µg 77%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.17mg 33%
Protein 17.88g 1.5g 33%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Phosphorus 234mg 30mg 29%
Iron 0.5mg 2.24mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 20%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 1.08mg 10%
Calcium 91mg 12mg 8%
Folate 51µg 19µg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Sodium 563mg 430mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.03mg 5%
Magnesium 36mg 16mg 5%
Vitamin A 1µg 28µg 3%
Manganese 0.074mg 3%
Calories 83kcal 36kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.05mg 2%
Carbs 0g 7g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.149mg 1%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 4mg 1%
Fats 0.74g 0.2g 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.029g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.107g 1%
Net carbs 0g 5.6g N/A
Potassium 259mg 270mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 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
3
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Salsa
2
7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1092%
Contains more FatsFats +270%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +12.6%
~equal in Other ~1.6g

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
Salsa
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +706.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +141.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.6%

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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

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.