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Currant vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between currants and crab

  • Currants have more vitamin C and fiber; however, crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Crab covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 139% more than currants.
  • Currants have less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of currants is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Currants, red, and white, raw and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
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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%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +151.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +176.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +660.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1556.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +431.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7050%
~equal in Potassium ~259mg

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.
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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1142.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1740%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +86%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2647%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1457.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +122.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +537.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +964.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Copper 0.107mg 0.814mg 79%
Selenium 0.6µg 42.9µg 77%
Vitamin C 41mg 3.3mg 42%
Protein 1.4g 17.88g 33%
Zinc 0.23mg 3.81mg 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Phosphorus 44mg 234mg 27%
Sodium 1mg 563mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.997mg 19%
Fiber 4.3g 0g 17%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 2.747mg 17%
Choline 7.6mg 80.9mg 13%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1.84mg 12%
Folate 8µg 51µg 11%
Vitamin K 11µg 0.3µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.156mg 7%
Iron 1mg 0.5mg 6%
Calcium 33mg 91mg 6%
Magnesium 13mg 36mg 5%
Carbs 13.8g 0g 5%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.074mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 0g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.093mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.201g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.258g 1%
Calories 56kcal 83kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.023mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.74g 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 0g N/A
Potassium 275mg 259mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 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 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
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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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1177.1%
Contains more FatsFats +270%
Contains more OtherOther +160%
~equal in Water ~79.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +360.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +193.2%

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/nutrients
  2. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.