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Shark vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between shark and crab?

  • Shark is higher in vitamin B6 and iron, yet crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, and folate.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 88% more.
  • Shark has 16 times more saturated fat than crab. While shark has 3.205g of saturated fat, crab has only 0.201g.

We used Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned 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.
Shark
Shark
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 15% 14% 42% 14% 13% 83% 16% 6.5% 185%
Crab
Crab
7
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +19.4%
Contains more IronIron +122%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +82%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1838.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +693.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +26.2%

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.
Shark
Shark
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 18% 0% 18% 22% 52% 37% 69% 151% 0% 11%
Crab
Crab
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 11% 0% 0.33% 37% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +213%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +175.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.093mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.747mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shark Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.21µg 3.33µg 88%
Copper 0.042mg 0.814mg 86%
Zinc 0.48mg 3.81mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.701g 0.258g 23%
Fats 13.82g 0.74g 20%
Sodium 122mg 563mg 19%
Selenium 34µg 42.9µg 16%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.935g 0.129g 15%
Saturated fat 3.205g 0.201g 14%
Cholesterol 59mg 97mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.3mg 0.156mg 11%
Folate 15µg 51µg 9%
Iron 1.11mg 0.5mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.62mg 0.997mg 8%
Calories 228kcal 83kcal 7%
Phosphorus 194mg 234mg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 1µg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Calcium 50mg 91mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.023mg 4%
Potassium 155mg 259mg 3%
Carbs 6.39g 0g 2%
Magnesium 43mg 36mg 2%
Protein 18.62g 17.88g 1%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.074mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 8.2g 22g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 122kcal 46kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 44g 120g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3 1.9 N/A
Net carbs 6.39g 0g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.093mg 0%
Vitamin B3 2.783mg 2.747mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.212mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.843mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.867mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.515mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.634mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.541mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.75mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.965mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.538mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.258g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.431g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.089g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Shark
Shark
3
19% 14% 6% 60%
Protein: 18.62 g
Fats: 13.82 g
Carbs: 6.39 g
Water: 60.09 g
Other: 1.08 g
Crab
Crab
2
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +1767.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +32.6%
Contains more OtherOther +56.5%
~equal in Protein ~17.88g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Shark
Shark
2
25% 46% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.935 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.701 g
Crab
Crab
1
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4500.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1334.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.7%

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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. Shark - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175143/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.