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Crab vs. Snapper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between crab and snapper

  • Crab has more copper, zinc, vitamin B3, and folate, while snapper has more vitamin B6, selenium, potassium, and vitamin B12.
  • Crab covers your daily need for copper, 85% more than snapper.
  • Crab contains 10 times more sodium than snapper. While crab contains 563mg of sodium, snapper contains only 57mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Fish, snapper, mixed species, cooked, dry heat.

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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
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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 26% 12% 46% 9% 15% 12% 86% 7.4% 2.2% 267%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +127.5%
Contains more IronIron +108.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1669.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +765.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +335.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +101.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

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%
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 5.3% 12% 0% 0% 13% 0.92% 6.5% 52% 106% 438% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +106.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +693.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~3.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Snapper DV% diff.
Copper 0.814mg 0.046mg 85%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.44mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.46mg 23%
Sodium 563mg 57mg 22%
Protein 17.88g 26.3g 17%
Cholesterol 97mg 47mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.346mg 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Selenium 42.9µg 49µg 11%
Folate 51µg 6µg 11%
Potassium 259mg 522mg 8%
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 3.5µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.004mg 7%
Phosphorus 234mg 201mg 5%
Calcium 91mg 40mg 5%
Vitamin A 1µg 35µg 4%
Iron 0.5mg 0.24mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.053mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.87mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.588g 2%
Calories 83kcal 128kcal 2%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.017mg 2%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 1.6mg 2%
Fats 0.74g 1.72g 2%
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.365g 1%
Magnesium 36mg 37mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.322g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.294mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 1.153mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 1.212mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 2.137mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 2.415mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.778mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 1.027mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 1.355mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.774mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0.048g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0.273g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0.022g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
26% 2% 70%
Protein: 26.3 g
Fats: 1.72 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 70.35 g
Other: 1.63 g
Contains more WaterWater +13.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.1%
Contains more FatsFats +132.4%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.63g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
29% 25% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.365 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.588 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +149.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +127.9%

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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. Snapper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173699/nutrients

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

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