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Orange vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between oranges and crab

  • Oranges are higher in vitamin C; however, crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% higher.
  • Oranges have 16 times more vitamin C than crab. While oranges have 53.2mg of vitamin C, crab has only 3.3mg.
  • Crab has a lower glycemic index (0) than oranges (45).

The food types used in this comparison are Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties 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.
Orange
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Crab
9
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 -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +127.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.1%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +1708.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +5342.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1571.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +196%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8480%

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.
Orange
3
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 177% 3.7% 3.6% 0% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23% 4.6%
Crab
9
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 CVitamin C +1512.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +278.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +922.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +874.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +298.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +70%
Contains more CholineCholine +863.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Copper 0.045mg 0.814mg 85%
Selenium 0.5µg 42.9µg 77%
Vitamin C 53.2mg 3.3mg 55%
Protein 0.94g 17.88g 34%
Zinc 0.07mg 3.81mg 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Phosphorus 14mg 234mg 31%
Sodium 0mg 563mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.997mg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.282mg 2.747mg 15%
Choline 8.4mg 80.9mg 13%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1.84mg 11%
Fiber 2.4g 0g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.156mg 7%
Magnesium 10mg 36mg 6%
Iron 0.1mg 0.5mg 5%
Folate 30µg 51µg 5%
Calcium 40mg 91mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.023mg 5%
Carbs 11.75g 0g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.093mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.025g 0.258g 2%
Calories 47kcal 83kcal 2%
Manganese 0.025mg 0.074mg 2%
Potassium 181mg 259mg 2%
Vitamin A 11µg 1µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.015g 0.201g 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.74g 1%
Net carbs 9.35g 0g N/A
Sugar 9.35g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.023mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.031mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.04mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 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
Orange
2
12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Crab
3
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1802.1%
Contains more FatsFats +516.7%
Contains more OtherOther +284.1%
~equal in Water ~79.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Orange
1
24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
Crab
2
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +460.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +932%

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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. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/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.