Herring vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between herring and crab

Herring is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D*, fats, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and protein; however, crab is richer in copper and zinc.
Herring's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 409% higher.
Crab has less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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.

Herring

Crab

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.8%
Contains more IronIron	+182%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-79.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23%
Contains more CopperCopper	+589.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+85%

~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.

Herring

Crab

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+387%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+221.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+50.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+294.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+371.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+34.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+325%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	13.14µg	3.33µg	409%
Copper	0.118mg	0.814mg	77%
Vitamin D*	214 IU	0 IU	27%
Vitamin D	5.4µg	0µg	27%
Zinc	1.27mg	3.81mg	23%
Sodium	115mg	563mg	19%
Fats	11.59g	0.74g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.735g	0.258g	17%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.093mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.156mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	4.79g	0.129g	12%
Iron	1.41mg	0.5mg	11%
Saturated fat	2.615g	0.201g	11%
Protein	23.03g	17.88g	10%
Phosphorus	303mg	234mg	10%
Folate	12µg	51µg	10%
Vitamin B3	4.124mg	2.747mg	9%
Cholesterol	77mg	97mg	7%
Selenium	46.8µg	42.9µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.112mg	0.023mg	7%
Calories	203kcal	83kcal	6%
Potassium	419mg	259mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.997mg	5%
Vitamin A	36µg	1µg	4%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	3.3mg	3%
Vitamin E	1.37mg	1.84mg	3%
Calcium	74mg	91mg	2%
Magnesium	41mg	36mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.074mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	120g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	1.9	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Choline	83.3mg	80.9mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.258mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	1.01mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.061mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	1.872mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	2.115mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.682mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.899mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.678mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.909g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	1.105g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.071g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.005g	N/A