Egg vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between eggs and crab
- Eggs have more copper, choline, and vitamin B2; however, crab is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B3.
- Eggs cover your daily copper needs 132% more than crab.
- Crab has 16 times less saturated fat than eggs. Eggs have 3.267g of saturated fat, while crab has 0.201g.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled 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.
Contains more IronIron | +138% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +145.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -78% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +260% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +82% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +105.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +262.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +36% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +184.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +39.3% |
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 AVitamin A | +14800% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +187% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +451.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +40.2% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +263.2% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +78.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +4192.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +28.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +200% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +15.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Copper | 2mg | 0.814mg | 132% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.11µg | 3.33µg | 93% |
Cholesterol | 373mg | 97mg | 92% |
Choline | 293.8mg | 80.9mg | 39% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.513mg | 0.093mg | 32% |
Zinc | 1.05mg | 3.81mg | 25% |
Selenium | 30.8µg | 42.9µg | 22% |
Sodium | 124mg | 563mg | 19% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.064mg | 2.747mg | 17% |
Vitamin A | 149µg | 1µg | 16% |
Fats | 10.61g | 0.74g | 15% |
Saturated fat | 3.267g | 0.201g | 14% |
Vitamin D | 87IU | 0IU | 11% |
Vitamin D | 2.2µg | 0µg | 11% |
Protein | 12.58g | 17.88g | 11% |
Monounsaturated fat | 4.077g | 0.129g | 10% |
Phosphorus | 172mg | 234mg | 9% |
Iron | 1.19mg | 0.5mg | 9% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.398mg | 0.997mg | 8% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.414g | 0.258g | 8% |
Magnesium | 10mg | 36mg | 6% |
Vitamin E | 1.03mg | 1.84mg | 5% |
Calories | 155kcal | 83kcal | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.066mg | 0.023mg | 4% |
Potassium | 126mg | 259mg | 4% |
Calcium | 50mg | 91mg | 4% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 3.3mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.121mg | 0.156mg | 3% |
Manganese | 0.026mg | 0.074mg | 2% |
Folate | 44µg | 51µg | 2% |
Carbs | 1.12g | 0g | 0% |
Net carbs | 1.12g | 0g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.12g | 0g | N/A |
Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.014g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.153mg | 0.226mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.604mg | 0.727mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.686mg | 0.776mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.075mg | 1.307mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.904mg | 1.386mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.392mg | 0.452mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.668mg | 0.708mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.767mg | 0.806mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.298mg | 0.393mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.005g | 0.101g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.038g | 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
Contains more FatsFats | +1333.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +42.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +57.9% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3060.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +448.1% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -93.8% |