Halibut vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between halibut and crab?

Halibut is higher in fats and vitamin B6, yet crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, vitamin B5, and folate.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 99% more.
Halibut has 24 times more fats than crab. While halibut has 17.74g of fats, crab has only 0.74g.
The amount of saturated fat in crab is lower.

We used Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Halibut

Crab

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.8%
Contains more IronIron	+70%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2175%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2042.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+647.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+393.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

~equal in Selenium ~42.9µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Halibut

Crab

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+217.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+210.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+246.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+246.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5000%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.093mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	3.33µg	99%
Copper	0.038mg	0.814mg	86%
Zinc	0.51mg	3.81mg	30%
Monounsaturated fat	10.742g	0.129g	27%
Fats	17.74g	0.74g	26%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.156mg	25%
Sodium	103mg	563mg	20%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.288mg	0.997mg	14%
Cholesterol	59mg	97mg	13%
Folate	1µg	51µg	13%
Saturated fat	3.102g	0.201g	13%
Vitamin E		1.84mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.753g	0.258g	10%
Calcium	4mg	91mg	9%
Calories	239kcal	83kcal	8%
Selenium	46.8µg	42.9µg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.923mg	2.747mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Iron	0.85mg	0.5mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.073mg	0.023mg	4%
Potassium	344mg	259mg	3%
Phosphorus	210mg	234mg	3%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.074mg	3%
Vitamin A	18µg	1µg	2%
Protein	18.42g	17.88g	1%
Magnesium	33mg	36mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.093mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.7g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	130kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	120g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4	1.9	N/A
Vitamin K		0.3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	0.808mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.849mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	1.497mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	1.692mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.719mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	0.949mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.542mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.674g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.504g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.114g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.005g	N/A