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Mashed potato vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mashed potato and crab meat?

  • Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, folate, and vitamin C than mashed potato.
  • Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 476% higher.
  • Mashed potato has a higher glycemic index (87) than crab meat (0).

We used Fast foods, potato, mashed and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 18% 23% 29% 394% 208% 120% 140% 5.2% 218%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +145%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +320%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +227.8%
Contains more IronIron +145.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +3277.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +3363.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +374.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4900%
~equal in Potassium ~262mg

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.
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 0% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
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 25% 3% 0% 0% 13% 13% 25% 24% 42% 1438% 0% 38% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +377.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +253.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +16328.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +466.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mashed potato Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 11.5µg 476%
Copper 0.035mg 1.182mg 127%
Selenium 0.8µg 40µg 71%
Zinc 0.22mg 7.62mg 67%
Protein 1.65g 19.35g 35%
Sodium 306mg 1072mg 33%
Phosphorus 59mg 280mg 32%
Cholesterol 0mg 53mg 18%
Folate 9µg 51µg 11%
Magnesium 15mg 63mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.6mg 8%
Iron 0.31mg 0.76mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.18mg 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Carbs 14.65g 0g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 0.536g 5%
Vitamin A 43µg 9µg 4%
Calcium 18mg 59mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 3%
Manganese 0.098mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.053mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.055mg 3%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 1.34mg 2%
Fats 2.82g 1.54g 2%
Saturated fat 0.577g 0.133g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 0.185g 1%
Potassium 286mg 262mg 1%
Calories 89kcal 97kcal 0%
Net carbs 13.35g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 0.105g N/A
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0.031g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
Contains more FatsFats +83.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1072.7%
Contains more OtherOther +23.8%
~equal in Water ~77.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 27% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.577 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.342 g
16% 22% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.133 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.536 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +289.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +150.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.9%

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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. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/nutrients
  2. Crab meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174202/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.