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Rib eye steak vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rib eye steak and crab different?

  • Rib eye steak is richer in vitamin B6, iron, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3, while crab is higher in copper, vitamin B12, and selenium.
  • Crab covers your daily need for copper, 82% more than rib eye steak.
  • Rib eye steak contains 48 times more saturated fat than crab. Rib eye steak contains 9.684g of saturated fat, while crab contains 0.201g.

Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 23% 84% 27% 161% 65% 7% 10% 162%
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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 +348%
Contains more ZincZinc +55.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +727.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +917.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +44.4%
~equal in Potassium ~259mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.074mg

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% 2.7% 2% 3% 18% 66% 92% 32% 110% 263% 4% 4.5% 27%
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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 AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +208.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +208.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +205.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1740%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +58.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
Contains more CholineCholine +65.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rib eye steak Crab DV% diff.
Copper 0.08mg 0.814mg 82%
Vitamin B12 2.1µg 3.33µg 51%
Saturated fat 9.684g 0.201g 43%
Fats 21.81g 0.74g 32%
Monounsaturated fat 10.519g 0.129g 26%
Vitamin B6 0.477mg 0.156mg 25%
Selenium 29.7µg 42.9µg 24%
Iron 2.24mg 0.5mg 22%
Sodium 54mg 563mg 22%
Zinc 5.91mg 3.81mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.287mg 0.093mg 15%
Vitamin B3 4.908mg 2.747mg 14%
Protein 23.69g 17.88g 12%
Phosphorus 152mg 234mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1.84mg 12%
Folate 6µg 51µg 11%
Calories 291kcal 83kcal 10%
Vitamin B5 0.536mg 0.997mg 9%
Calcium 11mg 91mg 8%
Choline 48.8mg 80.9mg 6%
Cholesterol 80mg 97mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.027g 0.258g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.023mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Magnesium 22mg 36mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin A 8µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin D 7IU 0IU 1%
Potassium 260mg 259mg 0%
Manganese 0.08mg 0.074mg 0%
Trans fat 1.478g 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.265mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 1.116mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.103mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 2.041mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.269mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.641mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.95mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.184mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.888mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.038g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.014g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.7g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 22% 54%
Protein: 23.69 g
Fats: 21.81 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 54.49 g
Other: 0.01 g
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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 ProteinProtein +32.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2847.3%
Contains more WaterWater +46.2%
Contains more OtherOther +16800%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.684 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.519 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.027 g
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8054.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +298.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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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. Rib eye steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173392/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.