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Salmon raw vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between salmon raw and crab?

  • Salmon raw is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5, yet crab is higher in copper, zinc, and selenium.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for copper is 63% more.
  • Salmon raw has 10 times more vitamin B1 than crab. While salmon raw has 0.226mg of vitamin B1, crab has only 0.023mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in salmon raw is lower.

We used Fish, salmon, Atlantic, wild, raw and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 3.6% 43% 30% 83% 17% 86% 5.7% 2.1% 199%
Crab
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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 PotassiumPotassium +89.2%
Contains more IronIron +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +24.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +658.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +225.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +495.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +362.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.5%

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 0% 4% 0% 0% 57% 88% 147% 100% 189% 398% 0% 19% 0%
Crab
Crab
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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 AVitamin A +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +882.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +308.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +186.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +424.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +104%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~3.33µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salmon raw Crab DV% diff.
Copper 0.25mg 0.814mg 63%
Vitamin B6 0.818mg 0.156mg 51%
Vitamin B3 7.86mg 2.747mg 32%
Zinc 0.64mg 3.81mg 29%
Sodium 44mg 563mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.38mg 0.093mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.226mg 0.023mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.539g 0.258g 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Cholesterol 55mg 97mg 14%
Vitamin B5 1.664mg 0.997mg 13%
Selenium 36.5µg 42.9µg 12%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Fats 6.34g 0.74g 9%
Calcium 12mg 91mg 8%
Folate 25µg 51µg 7%
Potassium 490mg 259mg 7%
Vitamin B12 3.18µg 3.33µg 6%
Phosphorus 200mg 234mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.103g 0.129g 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.981g 0.201g 4%
Iron 0.8mg 0.5mg 4%
Protein 19.84g 17.88g 4%
Calories 142kcal 83kcal 3%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.074mg 3%
Magnesium 29mg 36mg 2%
Vitamin A 12µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.222mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.87mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.914mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.613mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.822mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.587mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.775mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.022mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.584mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.321g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.115g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.287g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 6% 69% 5%
Protein: 19.84 g
Fats: 6.34 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.5 g
Other: 5.32 g
Crab
Crab
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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 FatsFats +756.8%
Contains more OtherOther +214.8%
Contains more WaterWater +16.3%
~equal in Protein ~17.88g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 37% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.981 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.103 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.539 g
Crab
Crab
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1530.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +884.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.5%

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. Salmon raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173686/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.