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Scup vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between scup and crab

  • Scup has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and selenium; however, crab has more copper, vitamin B1,2, zinc, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for crab is 83% higher.
  • Crab has 6 times less vitamin B1 than scup. Scup has 0.127mg of vitamin B1, while crab has 0.023mg.
  • Scup is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Fish, scup, 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.
Scup
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 15% 32% 26% 22% 17% 102% 7% 5.9% 255%
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 PotassiumPotassium +42.1%
Contains more IronIron +36%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +24.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +78.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1152.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +514.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +64.4%
~equal in Phosphorus ~234mg
~equal in Selenium ~42.9µg

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.
Scup
5
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% 10% 0% 0% 32% 28% 94% 52% 80% 203% 0% 13% 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 AVitamin A +3000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +452.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +121.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +105.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scup Crab DV% diff.
Copper 0.065mg 0.814mg 83%
Vitamin B12 1.62µg 3.33µg 71%
Zinc 0.62mg 3.81mg 29%
Sodium 54mg 563mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.156mg 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin B3 4.994mg 2.747mg 14%
Protein 24.21g 17.88g 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Cholesterol 67mg 97mg 10%
Folate 17µg 51µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.127mg 0.023mg 9%
Selenium 46.8µg 42.9µg 7%
Calcium 51mg 91mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Fats 3.5g 0.74g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.997mg 3%
Calories 135kcal 83kcal 3%
Potassium 368mg 259mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.122mg 0.093mg 2%
Iron 0.68mg 0.5mg 2%
Magnesium 29mg 36mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 2%
Manganese 0.045mg 0.074mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 1%
Phosphorus 237mg 234mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.271mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 1.061mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.115mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.967mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.716mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.945mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.247mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.713mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Scup
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24% 4% 68% 4%
Protein: 24.21 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.42 g
Other: 3.87 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 ProteinProtein +35.4%
Contains more FatsFats +373%
Contains more OtherOther +129%
Contains more WaterWater +16.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Scup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174241/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.