Octopus vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between octopus and crab meat?
- Octopus is higher in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and potassium, yet crab meat is higher in copper and zinc.
- Octopus's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 1021% more.
- Octopus has 13 times more iron than crab meat. While octopus has 9.54mg of iron, crab meat has only 0.76mg.
- The amount of cholesterol in crab meat is lower.
We used Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat types 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +79.7% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +140.5% |
| Contains more IronIron | +1155.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -57.1% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +17.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +124% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +59.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +126.8% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +900% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +38.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +182.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +125% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +260% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +213% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +112.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 36µg | 11.5µg | 1021% |
| Iron | 9.54mg | 0.76mg | 110% |
| Selenium | 89.6µg | 40µg | 90% |
| Copper | 0.739mg | 1.182mg | 49% |
| Zinc | 3.36mg | 7.62mg | 39% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.648mg | 0.18mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 460mg | 1072mg | 27% |
| Protein | 29.82g | 19.35g | 21% |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.78mg | 1.34mg | 15% |
| Choline | 81mg | 15% | |
| Cholesterol | 96mg | 53mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 630mg | 262mg | 11% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.9mg | 0.4mg | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 90µg | 9µg | 9% |
| Vitamin E | 1.2mg | 8% | |
| Folate | 24µg | 51µg | 7% |
| Calcium | 106mg | 59mg | 5% |
| Calories | 164kcal | 97kcal | 3% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.076mg | 0.055mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 60mg | 63mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 4.4g | 0g | 1% |
| Fats | 2.08g | 1.54g | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.453g | 0.133g | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 7.6mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 4.4g | 0g | N/A |
| Phosphorus | 279mg | 280mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.047mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.057mg | 0.053mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.324g | 0.185g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.477g | 0.536g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.334mg | 0.269mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.283mg | 0.783mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.298mg | 0.938mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.099mg | 1.536mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.228mg | 1.684mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.673mg | 0.545mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.069mg | 0.817mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.303mg | 0.91mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.573mg | 0.393mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.152g | 0.295g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.162g | 0.118g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.012g | 0.031g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +54.1% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +35.1% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +105.1% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +28.2% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +75.1% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -70.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +12.4% |
