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Crab vs. Truffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab and truffle different?

  • Crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, and zinc; however, truffle is richer in fiber, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for fiber for truffle is 280% higher.
  • Truffle has less cholesterol.
  • Crab has a lower glycemic index (0) than truffle (45).

Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Fungi, Cloud ears, dried 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
3
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 59% 48% 67% 221% 61% 36% 79% 4.6% 254% 237%
Contains more CopperCopper +344.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +188.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +130.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +74.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +191.1%
Contains more IronIron +1076%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2536.5%
~equal in Selenium ~43.4µg

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
10
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 195% 118% 29% 26% 0% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +34.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +807.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +128.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Truffle DV% diff.
Fiber 0g 70.1g 280%
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Manganese 0.074mg 1.951mg 82%
Copper 0.814mg 0.183mg 70%
Iron 0.5mg 5.88mg 67%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.844mg 58%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Carbs 0g 73.01g 24%
Sodium 563mg 35mg 23%
Zinc 3.81mg 1.32mg 23%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 6.267mg 22%
Protein 17.88g 9.25g 17%
Potassium 259mg 754mg 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Magnesium 36mg 83mg 11%
Calories 83kcal 284kcal 10%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.481mg 10%
Phosphorus 234mg 184mg 7%
Calcium 91mg 159mg 7%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.112mg 3%
Folate 51µg 38µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.015mg 1%
Selenium 42.9µg 43.4µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 1%
Fats 0.74g 0.73g 0%
Net carbs 0g 2.91g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 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 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
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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
9% 73% 15% 2%
Protein: 9.25 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 73.01 g
Water: 14.8 g
Other: 2.21 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.3%
Contains more WaterWater +438.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +30.8%
~equal in Fats ~0.73g

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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. Truffle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168581/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.