Fruit salad vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fruit salad and crab

Fruit salad has more vitamin A; however, crab has more vitamin B12, copper, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and folate.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 139% higher.
Crab has 300 times less vitamin A than fruit salad. Fruit salad has 600IU of vitamin A, while crab has 2IU.
Fruit salad is lower in sodium.
Fruit salad has a higher glycemic index than crab.

Food types used in this article are Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids 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.

Fruit salad

Crab

Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+104.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+727.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+123.3%
Contains more IronIron	+100%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1528%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2621.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1571.4%

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.

Fruit salad

Crab

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+2900%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+564.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+671.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1781.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+477.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1600%

~equal in Vitamin C ~3.3mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	3.33µg	139%
Copper	0.05mg	0.814mg	85%
Selenium		42.9µg	78%
Protein	0.51g	17.88g	35%
Zinc	0.14mg	3.81mg	33%
Cholesterol	0mg	97mg	32%
Phosphorus	14mg	234mg	31%
Sodium	5mg	563mg	24%
Vitamin B5	0.053mg	0.997mg	19%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Vitamin B3	0.356mg	2.747mg	15%
Vitamin E		1.84mg	12%
Folate	3µg	51µg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.027mg	0.156mg	10%
Calcium	11mg	91mg	8%
Magnesium	8mg	36mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.014mg	0.093mg	6%
Potassium	116mg	259mg	4%
Fiber	1g	0g	4%
Carbs	13.05g	0g	4%
Iron	0.25mg	0.5mg	3%
Vitamin A	30µg	1µg	3%
Manganese	0.151mg	0.074mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.011g	0.258g	2%
Calories	50kcal	83kcal	2%
Vitamin B1	0.011mg	0.023mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.004g	0.201g	1%
Fats	0.03g	0.74g	1%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	3.3mg	0%
Net carbs	12.05g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.3µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.014g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.005g	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		0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A