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Perch vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between perch and crab

  • Perch has more manganese and iron; however, crab is richer in copper, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for copper is 69% more.
  • Perch contains 12 times more manganese than crab. Perch contains 0.9mg of manganese, while crab contains 0.074mg.
  • Crab contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, perch, mixed species, cooked, dry heat 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.
Perch
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 31% 30% 44% 64% 39% 110% 10% 117% 88%
Crab
3
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 CalciumCalcium +12.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.8%
Contains more IronIron +132%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1116.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +324%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +166.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~36mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~234mg

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.
Perch
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 5.7% 3.3% 0% 0% 20% 28% 36% 52% 32% 275% 0% 4.5% 0%
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 AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +247.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +94.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +44.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +51.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Perch Crab DV% diff.
Copper 0.192mg 0.814mg 69%
Selenium 16.1µg 42.9µg 49%
Vitamin B12 2.2µg 3.33µg 47%
Manganese 0.9mg 0.074mg 36%
Zinc 1.43mg 3.81mg 22%
Sodium 79mg 563mg 21%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Protein 24.86g 17.88g 14%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Folate 6µg 51µg 11%
Iron 1.16mg 0.5mg 8%
Cholesterol 115mg 97mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.9mg 2.747mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.023mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 0.997mg 3%
Phosphorus 257mg 234mg 3%
Potassium 344mg 259mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 3.3mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.093mg 2%
Calories 117kcal 83kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.472g 0.258g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.14mg 0.156mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 1µg 1%
Calcium 102mg 91mg 1%
Fats 1.18g 0.74g 1%
Magnesium 38mg 36mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.237g 0.201g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.195g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.145mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 2.02mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.283mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.97mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.223g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.036g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Perch
2
25% 73%
Protein: 24.86 g
Fats: 1.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.25 g
Other: 0.71 g
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 ProteinProtein +39%
Contains more FatsFats +59.5%
Contains more OtherOther +138%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~79.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Perch
2
26% 22% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.237 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.195 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.472 g
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 +51.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +82.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.2%

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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. Perch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173679/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.