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Skipjack tuna vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between skipjack tuna and crab meat?

  • Skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, iron, and potassium, yet crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, and folate.
  • Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 388% more.
  • Skipjack tuna has 14 times more vitamin B3 than crab meat. While skipjack tuna has 18.756mg of vitamin B3, crab meat has only 1.34mg.
  • The amount of sodium in skipjack tuna is lower.

We used Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat 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 31% 11% 46% 60% 37% 29% 122% 6.1% 2.5% 255%
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 more PotassiumPotassium +99.2%
Contains more IronIron +110.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +59.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +974.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +625.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +110.5%
~equal in Phosphorus ~280mg

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 3.3% 6% 0% 0% 9.5% 28% 352% 29% 226% 274% 0% 7.5% 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 AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +121.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1299.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +445%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +660%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +39.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +425.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +410%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Skipjack tuna Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.19µg 11.5µg 388%
Copper 0.11mg 1.182mg 119%
Vitamin B3 18.756mg 1.34mg 109%
Vitamin B6 0.981mg 0.18mg 62%
Zinc 1.05mg 7.62mg 60%
Sodium 47mg 1072mg 45%
Protein 28.21g 19.35g 18%
Selenium 46.8µg 40µg 12%
Iron 1.6mg 0.76mg 11%
Folate 10µg 51µg 10%
Potassium 522mg 262mg 8%
Vitamin C 1mg 7.6mg 7%
Magnesium 44mg 63mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.122mg 0.055mg 5%
Calories 132kcal 97kcal 2%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 37mg 59mg 2%
Cholesterol 60mg 53mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.038mg 0.053mg 1%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin A 18µg 9µg 1%
Phosphorus 285mg 280mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.42g 0.133g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.403g 0.536g 1%
Fats 1.29g 1.54g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.243g 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.316mg 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 1.237mg 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.3mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 2.293mg 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 2.59mg 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.835mg 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.101mg 0.817mg 0%
Valine 1.453mg 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.83mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.091g 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.237g 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.017g 0.031g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 62% 8%
Protein: 28.21 g
Fats: 1.29 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.28 g
Other: 8.22 g
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.8%
Contains more OtherOther +426.9%
Contains more FatsFats +19.4%
Contains more WaterWater +24.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 23% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.42 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.243 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.403 g
16% 22% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.133 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.536 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33%

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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. Skipjack tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172005/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.