Crab vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab and turkey meat?

Crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, vitamin E, and folate, yet turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 96% more.
Crab has 26 times more vitamin E than turkey meat. While crab has 1.84mg of vitamin E, turkey meat has only 0.07mg.
The amount of sodium in turkey meat is lower.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types 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

Turkey meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+550%
Contains more CopperCopper	+775.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+428.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44%

Contains more IronIron	+118%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.7%

~equal in Potassium ~239mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~223mg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2528.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+226.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+466.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+202.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+248.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+294.9%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.948mg

~equal in Choline ~87.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	1.02µg	96%
Copper	0.814mg	0.093mg	80%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	9.573mg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.616mg	35%
Selenium	42.9µg	29.8µg	24%
Protein	17.88g	28.55g	21%
Sodium	563mg	103mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.281mg	14%
Vitamin E	1.84mg	0.07mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	2.119g	12%
Zinc	3.81mg	2.48mg	12%
Folate	51µg	9µg	11%
Fats	0.74g	7.39g	10%
Saturated fat	0.201g	2.155g	9%
Calcium	91mg	14mg	8%
Iron	0.5mg	1.09mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	2.647g	6%
Calories	83kcal	189kcal	5%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0mg	4%
Cholesterol	97mg	109mg	4%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.014mg	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	15IU	2%
Phosphorus	234mg	223mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.045mg	2%
Potassium	259mg	239mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	0.948mg	1%
Magnesium	36mg	30mg	1%
Choline	80.9mg	87.4mg	1%
Vitamin A	1µg	12µg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.3µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.014g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.067g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A