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Porridge vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between porridge and crab

  • Porridge has more iron; however, crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 139% higher.
  • Crab has 7 times less iron than porridge. Porridge has 3.74mg of iron, while crab has 0.5mg.
  • Porridge is lower in sodium.
  • Porridge has a higher glycemic index than crab.

Food types used in this article are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 26% 1.4% 140% 13% 3.5% 6.4% 0.78% 0% 15%
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 IronIron +648%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +620%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1518.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1935%
Contains more ZincZinc +2830.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1460%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1432.1%
~equal in Calcium ~91mg

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.
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 0% 0% 0.4% 0% 14% 5.8% 9.8% 4.3% 3% 0% 0.25% 9% 0%
Crab
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +139.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +272%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +428.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1304.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +325%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Copper 0.04mg 0.814mg 86%
Selenium 2.8µg 42.9µg 73%
Iron 3.74mg 0.5mg 41%
Protein 1.44g 17.88g 33%
Zinc 0.13mg 3.81mg 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Phosphorus 15mg 234mg 31%
Sodium 6mg 563mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.997mg 19%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 2.747mg 14%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 1.84mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.156mg 11%
Folate 12µg 51µg 10%
Potassium 16mg 259mg 7%
Magnesium 5mg 36mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.093mg 5%
Carbs 10.52g 0g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Manganese 0mg 0.074mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.023mg 3%
Calories 50kcal 83kcal 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Fats 0.21g 0.74g 1%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.201g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.258g 1%
Net carbs 10.02g 0g N/A
Calcium 87mg 91mg 0%
Sugar 0.03g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 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
11% 88%
Protein: 1.44 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 10.52 g
Water: 87.61 g
Other: 0.22 g
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 CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1141.7%
Contains more FatsFats +252.4%
Contains more OtherOther +668.2%
~equal in Water ~79.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 16% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.114 g
Crab
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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 -83.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +360.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +126.3%

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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. Porridge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171657/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.