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Crab vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crab and sugar?

  • Sugar has less vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and choline than crab.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% higher.
  • Sugar contains less cholesterol.
  • Crab has a lower glycemic index than sugar.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Sugars, granulated types in this comparison.

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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
9
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%
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12850%
Contains more IronIron +900%
Contains more CopperCopper +11528.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +38000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1750%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7050%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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
12
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%
Sugar
0
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +389.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Copper 0.814mg 0.007mg 90%
Selenium 42.9µg 0.6µg 77%
Protein 17.88g 0g 36%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.01mg 35%
Carbs 0g 99.98g 33%
Phosphorus 234mg 0mg 33%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Sodium 563mg 1mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0mg 17%
Choline 80.9mg 0mg 15%
Calories 83kcal 387kcal 15%
Folate 51µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0mg 12%
Calcium 91mg 1mg 9%
Magnesium 36mg 0mg 9%
Potassium 259mg 2mg 8%
Iron 0.5mg 0.05mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.019mg 6%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.004mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0mg 2%
Fats 0.74g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 0g 1%
Net carbs 0g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 0g 99.8g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0g 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
4
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +398350%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.