Scallops vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between scallops and crab

Scallops are higher in phosphorus; however, crab is richer in copper, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B5, vitamin E, vitamin B3, and calcium.
Crab's daily need coverage for copper is 87% higher.
Scallops have 2 times more phosphorus than crab. While scallops have 426mg of phosphorus, crab has only 234mg.
Scallops have less cholesterol.

The food types used in this comparison are Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed 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.

Scallops

Crab

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.2%
Contains more IronIron	+16%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+82.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+810%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2366.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+145.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+155.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+97.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

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.

Scallops

Crab

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+36.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+287.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+155.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+172.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+54.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+155%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.033mg	0.814mg	87%
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	3.33µg	49%
Selenium	21.7µg	42.9µg	39%
Phosphorus	426mg	234mg	27%
Zinc	1.55mg	3.81mg	21%
Cholesterol	41mg	97mg	19%
Vitamin B5	0.366mg	0.997mg	13%
Vitamin E	0mg	1.84mg	12%
Vitamin B3	1.076mg	2.747mg	10%
Calcium	10mg	91mg	8%
Folate	20µg	51µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.093mg	5%
Sodium	667mg	563mg	5%
Protein	20.54g	17.88g	5%
Choline	110.7mg	80.9mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.112mg	0.156mg	3%
Carbs	5.41g	0g	2%
Starch	3.69g	0g	2%
Manganese	0.029mg	0.074mg	2%
Potassium	314mg	259mg	2%
Calories	111kcal	83kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.023mg	1%
Iron	0.58mg	0.5mg	1%
Fats	0.84g	0.74g	0%
Net carbs	5.41g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU	0IU	0%
Magnesium	37mg	36mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.009g	0.014g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.218g	0.201g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	0.129g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.222g	0.258g	0%
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	0.629mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.692mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	1.226mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	1.258mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.487mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.597mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	0.645mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.314mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.072g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.104g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g	0.005g	N/A