Grapefruit vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are grapefruit and crab meat different?

Grapefruit is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A; however, crab meat is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and magnesium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab meat is 479% higher.
Grapefruit contains 40 times more vitamin A than crab meat. While grapefruit contains 1150IU of vitamin A, crab meat contains only 29IU.
Crab meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than grapefruit (25).

Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat are the varieties used 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.

Grapefruit

Crab meat

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+168.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+94.1%
Contains more IronIron	+850%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3593.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+10785.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1455.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39900%

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.

Grapefruit

Crab meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+310.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+544.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+556.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+239.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+292.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	11.5µg	479%
Copper	0.032mg	1.182mg	128%
Selenium	0.1µg	40µg	73%
Zinc	0.07mg	7.62mg	69%
Sodium	0mg	1072mg	47%
Protein	0.77g	19.35g	37%
Phosphorus	18mg	280mg	37%
Vitamin C	31.2mg	7.6mg	26%
Cholesterol	0mg	53mg	18%
Magnesium	9mg	63mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.053mg	0.18mg	10%
Folate	13µg	51µg	10%
Iron	0.08mg	0.76mg	9%
Vitamin B3	0.204mg	1.34mg	7%
Fiber	1.6g	0g	6%
Vitamin A	58µg	9µg	5%
Potassium	135mg	262mg	4%
Calcium	22mg	59mg	4%
Carbs	10.66g	0g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.036g	0.536g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.262mg	0.4mg	3%
Calories	42kcal	97kcal	3%
Fructose	1.77g		2%
Vitamin B2	0.031mg	0.055mg	2%
Fats	0.14g	1.54g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.053mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.13mg		1%
Choline	7.7mg		1%
Saturated fat	0.021g	0.133g	1%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.04mg	1%
Net carbs	9.06g	0g	N/A
Sugar	6.89g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g	0.185g	0%
Tryptophan	0.008mg	0.269mg	0%
Threonine	0.013mg	0.783mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.008mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	0.015mg	1.536mg	0%
Lysine	0.019mg	1.684mg	0%
Methionine	0.007mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.013mg	0.817mg	0%
Valine	0.015mg	0.91mg	0%
Histidine	0.008mg	0.393mg	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