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Sea cucumber vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sea cucumber and crab meat?

  • Sea cucumber is richer than crab meat in vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin A.
  • Sea cucumber's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 68% more.
  • Sea cucumber has 11 times more vitamin A than crab meat. While sea cucumber has 310IU of vitamin A, crab meat has only 29IU.

We used Sea cucumber, yane (Alaska Native) and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat types 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 0% 9% 0% 23% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 18% 23% 29% 394% 208% 120% 140% 5.2% 218%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +96.7%
Contains more IronIron +26.7%

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% 0% 13% 217% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 25% 3% 0% 0% 13% 13% 25% 24% 42% 1438% 0% 38% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1609.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +138.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.053mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sea cucumber Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 479%
Copper 1.182mg 131%
Selenium 40µg 73%
Zinc 7.62mg 69%
Vitamin B2 0.94mg 0.055mg 68%
Sodium 1072mg 47%
Phosphorus 280mg 40%
Cholesterol 53mg 18%
Magnesium 63mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 14%
Folate 51µg 13%
Protein 13g 19.35g 13%
Vitamin B3 3.2mg 1.34mg 12%
Potassium 262mg 8%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 4%
Calcium 30mg 59mg 3%
Calories 56kcal 97kcal 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Iron 0.6mg 0.76mg 2%
Fats 0.4g 1.54g 2%
Vitamin A 9µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.133g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.053mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 81% 6%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.7 g
Other: 5.9 g
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
Contains more OtherOther +278.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +48.8%
Contains more FatsFats +285%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~77.55g

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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. Sea cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167618/nutrients
  2. Crab meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174202/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.