Eel vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between eels and crayfish
- Eels have more vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, crayfish has more copper, selenium, manganese, and folate.
- Eels' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 75% more.
- Eels have 17 times more saturated fat than crayfish. Eels have 3.023g of saturated fat, while crayfish has 0.181g.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat.
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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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +17.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +18.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -30.9% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +26.9% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +130.8% |
Contains more IronIron | +29.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +2262.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1205% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +342.2% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +7480% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +266% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +96.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +34.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +66.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +107.1% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +158.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin A | 1137µg | 15µg | 125% |
Copper | 0.029mg | 0.685mg | 73% |
Selenium | 8.3µg | 36.7µg | 52% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.89µg | 2.15µg | 31% |
Monounsaturated fat | 9.218g | 0.244g | 22% |
Fats | 14.95g | 1.2g | 21% |
Manganese | 0.04mg | 0.522mg | 21% |
Choline | 80.9mg | 15% | |
Protein | 23.65g | 16.77g | 14% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.487mg | 2.28mg | 14% |
Saturated fat | 3.023g | 0.181g | 13% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.183mg | 0.05mg | 11% |
Vitamin E | 1.5mg | 10% | |
Cholesterol | 161mg | 133mg | 9% |
Calories | 236kcal | 82kcal | 8% |
Folate | 17µg | 44µg | 7% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.214g | 0.367g | 6% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.28mg | 0.58mg | 6% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.051mg | 0.085mg | 3% |
Zinc | 2.08mg | 1.76mg | 3% |
Calcium | 26mg | 60mg | 3% |
Iron | 0.64mg | 0.83mg | 2% |
Potassium | 349mg | 296mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 26mg | 33mg | 2% |
Sodium | 65mg | 94mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 277mg | 270mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 1.8mg | 0.9mg | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.077mg | 0.076mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.265mg | 0.234mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.037mg | 0.676mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.09mg | 0.811mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.922mg | 1.329mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.171mg | 1.457mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.7mg | 0.472mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.923mg | 0.706mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.218mg | 0.786mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.696mg | 0.341mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.108g | 0.119g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.081g | 0.047g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.095g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +41% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1145.8% |
Contains more WaterWater | +33.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +27.3% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3677.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +230.8% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -94% |