Edible mushroom vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between edible mushroom and crab meat?

Edible mushroom is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3, yet crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, and phosphorus.
Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 478% more.
Edible mushroom has 7 times more vitamin B2 than crab meat. While edible mushroom has 0.402mg of vitamin B2, crab meat has only 0.055mg.
The amount of sodium in edible mushroom is lower.
The glycemic index of crab meat is lower.

We used Mushrooms, white, raw and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat 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.

Edible mushroom

Crab meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+17.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1866.7%
Contains more IronIron	+52%
Contains more CopperCopper	+271.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1365.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+225.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+330.1%

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.

Edible mushroom

Crab meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+52.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+630.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+169.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+274.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+261.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+73.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+28650%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.04µg	11.5µg	478%
Copper	0.318mg	1.182mg	96%
Zinc	0.52mg	7.62mg	65%
Selenium	9.3µg	40µg	56%
Sodium	5mg	1072mg	46%
Protein	3.09g	19.35g	33%
Phosphorus	86mg	280mg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.402mg	0.055mg	27%
Vitamin B5	1.497mg	0.4mg	22%
Cholesterol	0mg	53mg	18%
Vitamin B3	3.607mg	1.34mg	14%
Magnesium	9mg	63mg	13%
Folate	17µg	51µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.104mg	0.18mg	6%
Calcium	3mg	59mg	6%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	7.6mg	6%
Fiber	1g	0g	4%
Calories	22kcal	97kcal	4%
Iron	0.5mg	0.76mg	3%
Choline	17.3mg		3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.16g	0.536g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.081mg	0.053mg	2%
Potassium	318mg	262mg	2%
Fats	0.34g	1.54g	2%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Vitamin A	0µg	9µg	1%
Vitamin D	7IU		1%
Carbs	3.26g	0g	1%
Net carbs	2.26g	0g	N/A
Sugar	1.98g		N/A
Vitamin E	0.01mg		0%
Manganese	0.047mg	0.04mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.05g	0.133g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0g	0.185g	0%
Tryptophan	0.035mg	0.269mg	0%
Threonine	0.107mg	0.783mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.076mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	0.12mg	1.536mg	0%
Lysine	0.107mg	1.684mg	0%
Methionine	0.031mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.085mg	0.817mg	0%
Valine	0.232mg	0.91mg	0%
Histidine	0.057mg	0.393mg	0%
Fructose	0.17g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.295g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.118g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.031g	N/A