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Minestrone vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between minestrone and crab

  • Minestrone is higher in vitamin A; however, crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and folate.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% higher.
  • Minestrone has 485 times more vitamin A than crab. While minestrone has 970IU of vitamin A, crab has only 2IU.
  • Minestrone has less sodium.
  • Crab has a lower glycemic index (0) than minestrone (47).

The food types used in this comparison are Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water 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 2.1% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 0%
Crab
Crab
8
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 -54.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +105.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +99.2%
Contains more IronIron +31.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1496.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1129%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +917.4%

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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
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 AVitamin A +4800%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +560%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +416.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +602.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +612.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +280.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.023mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Copper 0.051mg 0.814mg 85%
Selenium 42.9µg 78%
Protein 1.77g 17.88g 32%
Zinc 0.31mg 3.81mg 32%
Cholesterol 1mg 97mg 32%
Phosphorus 23mg 234mg 30%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.997mg 17%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 2.747mg 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Sodium 254mg 563mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Folate 15µg 51µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.156mg 9%
Calcium 14mg 91mg 8%
Magnesium 3mg 36mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.093mg 6%
Vitamin A 49µg 1µg 5%
Potassium 130mg 259mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 3.3mg 3%
Manganese 0.152mg 0.074mg 3%
Calories 34kcal 83kcal 2%
Fiber 0.4g 0g 2%
Iron 0.38mg 0.5mg 2%
Carbs 4.66g 0g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.258g 1%
Fats 1.04g 0.74g 0%
Net carbs 4.26g 0g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.023mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.23g 0.201g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 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
2% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
Crab
Crab
2
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +40.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +910.2%
Contains more OtherOther +40.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Crab
Crab
1
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +124.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +78.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.6%

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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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.