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Lychee vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lychee and crab

  • Lychee has more vitamin C; however, crab is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, zinc, phosphorus, choline, and vitamin B3.
  • Crab covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 139% more than lychee.
  • Crab contains 22 times less vitamin C than lychee. Lychee contains 71.5mg of vitamin C, while crab contains 3.3mg.
  • Lychee has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of lychee is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Litchis, raw 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.
Lychee
Lychee
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Crab
Crab
9
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 less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1720%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.5%
Contains more IronIron +61.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +450%
Contains more ZincZinc +5342.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +654.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7050%

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.
Lychee
Lychee
2
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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Crab
Crab
10
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 CVitamin C +2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2528.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +355.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +264.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +1039.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Selenium 0.6µg 42.9µg 77%
Vitamin C 71.5mg 3.3mg 76%
Copper 0.148mg 0.814mg 74%
Protein 0.83g 17.88g 34%
Zinc 0.07mg 3.81mg 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Phosphorus 31mg 234mg 29%
Sodium 1mg 563mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 20%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 2.747mg 13%
Choline 7.1mg 80.9mg 13%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 1.84mg 12%
Folate 14µg 51µg 9%
Calcium 5mg 91mg 9%
Magnesium 10mg 36mg 6%
Carbs 16.53g 0g 6%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.156mg 4%
Potassium 171mg 259mg 3%
Iron 0.31mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.093mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.258g 1%
Calories 66kcal 83kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.023mg 1%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.074mg 1%
Fats 0.44g 0.74g 0%
Net carbs 15.23g 0g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.201g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
Lychee
2
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Crab
Crab
3
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2054.2%
Contains more FatsFats +68.2%
Contains more OtherOther +284.1%
~equal in Water ~79.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
Lychee
1
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Crab
Crab
2
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +95.5%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.129g

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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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.