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Monkfish vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between monkfish and crab meat

  • Monkfish has more selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, crab meat is richer in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, folate, and magnesium.
  • Crab meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 436% more than monkfish.
  • Crab meat has 2 times less potassium than monkfish. Monkfish has 513mg of potassium, while crab meat has 262mg.
  • Monkfish contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 3% 45% 15% 12% 14% 110% 3% 4% 255%
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 PotassiumPotassium +95.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +490%
Contains more IronIron +85.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +3183.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1337.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +29%
~equal in Phosphorus ~280mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3.3% 0% 4.7% 0% 7.3% 17% 48% 10% 64% 130% 0% 6%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 25% 0% 3% 0% 13% 13% 25% 24% 42% 1438% 0% 38%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +660%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +131.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1005.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +537.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Monkfish Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.04µg 11.5µg 436%
Copper 0.036mg 1.182mg 127%
Zinc 0.53mg 7.62mg 64%
Sodium 23mg 1072mg 46%
Selenium 46.8µg 40µg 12%
Folate 8µg 51µg 11%
Magnesium 27mg 63mg 9%
Vitamin B3 2.558mg 1.34mg 8%
Vitamin C 1mg 7.6mg 7%
Cholesterol 32mg 53mg 7%
Potassium 513mg 262mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.277mg 0.18mg 7%
Calcium 10mg 59mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.173mg 0.4mg 5%
Iron 0.41mg 0.76mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 4%
Phosphorus 256mg 280mg 3%
Protein 18.56g 19.35g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.053mg 2%
Fats 1.95g 1.54g 1%
Vitamin A 14µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.055mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.133g 1%
Calories 97kcal 97kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 19g 20g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 52kcal 50kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 103g 103g N/A
Manganese 0.031mg 0.04mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.814mg 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.855mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.509mg 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 1.705mg 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.549mg 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.725mg 0.817mg 0%
Valine 0.956mg 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 (DHA) 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 (DPA) 0.031g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 2% 79%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.51 g
Other: 0.98 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 +26.6%
~equal in Protein ~19.35g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~77.55g

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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. Monkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171996/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.