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Milkfish vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between milkfish and crab

  • Milkfish has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B6, while crab has more copper, selenium, zinc, and folate.
  • Crab covers your daily need for copper, 86% more than milkfish.
  • Milkfish contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than crab. While milkfish contains 0.488mg of vitamin B6, crab contains only 0.156mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in milkfish is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, milkfish, cooked, dry heat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 20% 33% 15% 15% 29% 89% 12% 3.4% 88%
Crab
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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 more PotassiumPotassium +44.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40%
Contains more IronIron +22%
Contains more CopperCopper +1750%
Contains more ZincZinc +262.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +184.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +164.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

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% 11% 0% 0% 4% 16% 155% 52% 113% 409% 0% 14% 0%
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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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +200.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +212.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +183.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~3.33µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milkfish Crab DV% diff.
Copper 0.044mg 0.814mg 86%
Selenium 16.2µg 42.9µg 49%
Vitamin B3 8.256mg 2.747mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.488mg 0.156mg 26%
Zinc 1.05mg 3.81mg 25%
Sodium 92mg 563mg 20%
Protein 26.32g 17.88g 17%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Fats 8.63g 0.74g 12%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Cholesterol 67mg 97mg 10%
Folate 18µg 51µg 8%
Calories 190kcal 83kcal 5%
Vitamin A 33µg 1µg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Phosphorus 208mg 234mg 4%
Potassium 374mg 259mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.997mg 3%
Calcium 65mg 91mg 3%
Vitamin B12 3.27µg 3.33µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 2%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.074mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.093mg 2%
Iron 0.41mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.023mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 1%
Magnesium 38mg 36mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.295mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 1.154mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.213mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 2.139mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.417mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.779mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.028mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.356mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 26.32 g
Fats: 8.63 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.63 g
Other: 2.42 g
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1066.2%
Contains more OtherOther +43.2%
Contains more WaterWater +27.2%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Milkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171995/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.