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Monkfish vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between monkfish and crab

  • Monkfish has more vitamin B6 and potassium; however, crab has more vitamin B12, copper, zinc, vitamin B5, folate, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 95% higher.
  • Crab has 2 times less potassium than monkfish. Monkfish has 513mg of potassium, while crab has 259mg.
  • Monkfish is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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%
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 +98.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +810%
Contains more IronIron +22%
Contains more CopperCopper +2161.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +618.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +138.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~234mg
~equal in Selenium ~42.9µg

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%
Crab
Crab
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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 11% 0% 0.33% 37% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +77.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +230%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +476.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +220.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +537.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.747mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Monkfish Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.04µg 3.33µg 95%
Copper 0.036mg 0.814mg 86%
Zinc 0.53mg 3.81mg 30%
Sodium 23mg 563mg 23%
Cholesterol 32mg 97mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.173mg 0.997mg 16%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Folate 8µg 51µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.277mg 0.156mg 9%
Calcium 10mg 91mg 8%
Potassium 513mg 259mg 7%
Selenium 46.8µg 42.9µg 7%
Vitamin C 1mg 3.3mg 3%
Phosphorus 256mg 234mg 3%
Fats 1.95g 0.74g 2%
Magnesium 27mg 36mg 2%
Manganese 0.031mg 0.074mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.093mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 2%
Calories 97kcal 83kcal 1%
Protein 18.56g 17.88g 1%
Iron 0.41mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin A 14µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin B3 2.558mg 2.747mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 19g 22g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 52kcal 46kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 103g 120g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.814mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.855mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.509mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.705mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.549mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.725mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.956mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 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
19% 2% 79%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.51 g
Other: 0.98 g
Crab
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 FatsFats +163.5%
~equal in Protein ~17.88g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~79.69g

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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 - 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.