Chia seeds vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chia seeds and crab?

Chia seeds are higher in fiber, manganese, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B1, fats, and vitamin B3, yet crab is higher in vitamin B12.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% more.
The glycemic index of crab is lower.

We used Seeds, chia seeds, dried and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chia seeds

Crab

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+830.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+593.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+57.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1444%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+267.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3579.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+28.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chia seeds

Crab

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2595.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+221.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+106.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+268%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~51µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)	17.83g		1114%
Polyunsaturated fat	23.665g	0.258g	156%
Vitamin B12	0µg	3.33µg	139%
Fiber	34.4g	0g	138%
Manganese	2.723mg	0.074mg	115%
Iron	7.72mg	0.5mg	90%
Phosphorus	860mg	234mg	89%
Magnesium	335mg	36mg	71%
Calcium	631mg	91mg	54%
Vitamin B1	0.62mg	0.023mg	50%
Fats	30.74g	0.74g	46%
Vitamin B3	8.83mg	2.747mg	38%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	5.835g		34%
Cholesterol	0mg	97mg	32%
Sodium	16mg	563mg	24%
Selenium	55.2µg	42.9µg	22%
Calories	486kcal	83kcal	20%
Vitamin B5		0.997mg	20%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Carbs	42.12g	0g	14%
Saturated fat	3.33g	0.201g	14%
Copper	0.924mg	0.814mg	12%
Vitamin B6		0.156mg	12%
Vitamin E	0.5mg	1.84mg	9%
Zinc	4.58mg	3.81mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.093mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.309g	0.129g	5%
Potassium	407mg	259mg	4%
Protein	16.54g	17.88g	3%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	3.3mg	2%
Folate	49µg	51µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.4g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	294kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	120g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.8	1.9	N/A
Net carbs	7.72g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A		1µg	0%
Vitamin K		0.3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.14g	0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.436mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	0.709mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.801mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	1.371mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	0.97mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.588mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.016mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	0.95mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.531mg	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