Crab vs. Chia seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab and chia seeds?

Crab is higher in vitamin B12, yet chia seeds are higher in fiber, manganese, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B1, fats, and vitamin B3.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% more.
The glycemic index of crab is lower.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Seeds, chia seeds, dried types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crab

Chia seeds

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+830.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+593.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+57.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1444%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+267.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3579.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+28.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crab

Chia seeds

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+106.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+268%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2595.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+221.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Folate ~49µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)		17.83g	1114%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	23.665g	156%
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	0µg	139%
Fiber	0g	34.4g	138%
Manganese	0.074mg	2.723mg	115%
Iron	0.5mg	7.72mg	90%
Phosphorus	234mg	860mg	89%
Magnesium	36mg	335mg	71%
Calcium	91mg	631mg	54%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.62mg	50%
Fats	0.74g	30.74g	46%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	8.83mg	38%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		5.835g	34%
Cholesterol	97mg	0mg	32%
Sodium	563mg	16mg	24%
Selenium	42.9µg	55.2µg	22%
Calories	83kcal	486kcal	20%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg		20%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Carbs	0g	42.12g	14%
Saturated fat	0.201g	3.33g	14%
Copper	0.814mg	0.924mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg		12%
Vitamin E	1.84mg	0.5mg	9%
Zinc	3.81mg	4.58mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.17mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	2.309g	5%
Potassium	259mg	407mg	4%
Protein	17.88g	16.54g	3%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	1.6mg	2%
Folate	51µg	49µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	3.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	294kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	120g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	7.8	N/A
Net carbs	0g	7.72g	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg		0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg		0%
Trans fat	0.014g	0.14g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.436mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	0.709mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	0.801mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	1.371mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	0.97mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.588mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	1.016mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	0.95mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.531mg	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