Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Crab vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between crab and teff

  • Crab has more vitamin B12, copper, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B3; however, teff has more manganese, iron, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 139% higher.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than crab.

Food types used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Teff, cooked.

Infographic

Crab vs Teff infographic
Infographic link

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
6
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%
Teff
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +260.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +243.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +95%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.9%
Contains more IronIron +310%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3764.9%

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
11
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%
Teff
1
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% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +202.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +183.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +695.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Teff DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Manganese 0.074mg 2.86mg 121%
Selenium 42.9µg 78%
Copper 0.814mg 0.226mg 65%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Protein 17.88g 3.87g 28%
Zinc 3.81mg 1.11mg 25%
Sodium 563mg 8mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 20%
Iron 0.5mg 2.05mg 19%
Phosphorus 234mg 120mg 16%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.183mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0.909mg 11%
Folate 51µg 18µg 8%
Carbs 0g 19.86g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.033mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.097mg 5%
Potassium 259mg 107mg 4%
Calcium 91mg 49mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 4%
Magnesium 36mg 50mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 2%
Saturated fat 0.201g 1%
Calories 83kcal 101kcal 1%
Fats 0.74g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 0g 17.06g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.088mg 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

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
Teff
1
4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +362%
Contains more FatsFats +13.8%
Contains more OtherOther +144.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~74.93g

People also compare

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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/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.