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Milk vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are milk and crab meat different?

  • Crab meat has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, folate, and vitamin B6 than milk.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab meat is 460% higher.
  • Milk has less cholesterol.
  • Crab meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than milk (31).

Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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.
Milk
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
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 more CalciumCalcium +111.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +472.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.7%
Contains more IronIron +2433.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +11720%
Contains more ZincZinc +1714.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +194.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1112.1%

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.
Milk
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
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 +544.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +236.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +165%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1340.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +386.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2346.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +920%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 11.5µg 460%
Copper 0.01mg 1.182mg 130%
Selenium 3.3µg 40µg 67%
Zinc 0.42mg 7.62mg 65%
Sodium 44mg 1072mg 45%
Protein 3.37g 19.35g 32%
Phosphorus 95mg 280mg 26%
Cholesterol 5mg 53mg 16%
Folate 5µg 51µg 12%
Magnesium 11mg 63mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.18mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.055mg 10%
Iron 0.03mg 0.76mg 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.6mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 1.34mg 8%
Calcium 125mg 59mg 7%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 9µg 5%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.536g 3%
Calories 42kcal 97kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.053mg 3%
Potassium 150mg 262mg 3%
Manganese 0.003mg 0.04mg 2%
Carbs 4.99g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.633g 0.133g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0.4mg 1%
Fats 0.97g 1.54g 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 0g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0.817mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.031g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +16%
Contains more ProteinProtein +474.2%
Contains more FatsFats +58.8%
Contains more OtherOther +108%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 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 +49.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1431.4%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.