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Shallot vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shallot and crab different?

  • Shallot is richer in vitamin B6, while crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5.
  • Crab covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 139% more than shallot.
  • Shallot contains 2 times more vitamin B6 than crab. Shallot contains 0.345mg of vitamin B6, while crab contains 0.156mg.
  • Shallot is lower in sodium.
  • Shallot has a higher glycemic index (30) than crab (0).

Shallots, raw 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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 +29%
Contains more IronIron +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +294.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +71.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +145.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +825%
Contains more ZincZinc +852.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +290%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3475%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
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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 CVitamin C +142.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +121.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +365%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1273.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +615.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Copper 0.088mg 0.814mg 81%
Selenium 1.2µg 42.9µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Protein 2.5g 17.88g 31%
Zinc 0.4mg 3.81mg 31%
Phosphorus 60mg 234mg 25%
Sodium 12mg 563mg 24%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 2.747mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.156mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.997mg 14%
Choline 11.3mg 80.9mg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 1.84mg 12%
Iron 1.2mg 0.5mg 9%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.074mg 9%
Carbs 16.8g 0g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.093mg 6%
Vitamin C 8mg 3.3mg 5%
Calcium 37mg 91mg 5%
Folate 34µg 51µg 4%
Magnesium 21mg 36mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.023mg 3%
Potassium 334mg 259mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.201g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.258g 1%
Calories 72kcal 83kcal 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.74g 1%
Net carbs 13.6g 0g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 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 CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +615.2%
Contains more FatsFats +640%
Contains more OtherOther +111.3%
~equal in Water ~79.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Crab
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +821.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +561.5%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.