Crab vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab and zucchini different?

Crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3, while zucchini is higher in vitamin C.
Crab covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 139% more than zucchini.
Zucchini has a higher glycemic index (15) than crab (0).

Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw types were 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

Zucchini

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+468.8%
Contains more IronIron	+35.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1435.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1090.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+515.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+21350%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+139.2%

~equal in Potassium ~261mg

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

Zucchini

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+509.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+388.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+112.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+751.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+442.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1333.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.094mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.163mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	0µg	139%
Copper	0.814mg	0.053mg	85%
Selenium	42.9µg	0.2µg	78%
Protein	17.88g	1.21g	33%
Cholesterol	97mg	0mg	32%
Zinc	3.81mg	0.32mg	32%
Phosphorus	234mg	38mg	28%
Sodium	563mg	8mg	24%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	0.204mg	16%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	17.9mg	16%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	0.451mg	14%
Choline	80.9mg	9.5mg	13%
Vitamin E	1.84mg	0.12mg	11%
Calcium	91mg	16mg	8%
Folate	51µg	24µg	7%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.177mg	4%
Fiber	0g	1g	4%
Magnesium	36mg	18mg	4%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	4.3µg	3%
Calories	83kcal	17kcal	3%
Iron	0.5mg	0.37mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.045mg	2%
Fructose	0g	1.38g	2%
Saturated fat	0.201g	0.084g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	0.091g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.163mg	1%
Fats	0.74g	0.32g	1%
Carbs	0g	3.11g	1%
Vitamin A	1µg	10µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	2.11g	N/A
Potassium	259mg	261mg	0%
Sugar	0g	2.5g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.094mg	0%
Trans fat	0.014g	0g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	0.011g	0%
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.01mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	0.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	0.044mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	0.071mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.018mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.043mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	0.054mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.026mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.067g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.061g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.03g	N/A