Smelt vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between smelt and crab meat?
- Smelt is higher in manganese, selenium, and vitamin B2, yet crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, folate, and vitamin C.
- Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 314% more.
- Smelt has 23 times more manganese than crab meat. While smelt has 0.9mg of manganese, crab meat has only 0.04mg.
- The amount of cholesterol in crab meat is lower.
We used Fish, smelt, rainbow, 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +30.5% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +42% |
| Contains more IronIron | +51.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -92.8% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2150% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +17% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +65.8% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +564% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +259.4% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +88.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +165.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +31.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +85% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +430% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +189.7% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +920% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 3.97µg | 11.5µg | 314% |
| Copper | 0.178mg | 1.182mg | 112% |
| Zinc | 2.12mg | 7.62mg | 50% |
| Sodium | 77mg | 1072mg | 43% |
| Manganese | 0.9mg | 0.04mg | 37% |
| Folate | 5µg | 51µg | 12% |
| Cholesterol | 90mg | 53mg | 12% |
| Selenium | 46.8µg | 40µg | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 7.6mg | 8% |
| Protein | 22.6g | 19.35g | 7% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.146mg | 0.055mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.74mg | 0.4mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 38mg | 63mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1.15mg | 0.76mg | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.135g | 0.536g | 4% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.053mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 372mg | 262mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.766mg | 1.34mg | 3% |
| Saturated fat | 0.579g | 0.133g | 2% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 59mg | 2% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.822g | 0.185g | 2% |
| Fats | 3.1g | 1.54g | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 295mg | 280mg | 2% |
| Calories | 124kcal | 97kcal | 1% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.17mg | 0.18mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 17µg | 9µg | 1% |
| Tryptophan | 0.253mg | 0.269mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.991mg | 0.783mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.041mg | 0.938mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.837mg | 1.536mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.076mg | 1.684mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.669mg | 0.545mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.882mg | 0.817mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.164mg | 0.91mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.665mg | 0.393mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.353g | 0.295g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.536g | 0.118g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.023g | 0.031g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +16.8% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +101.3% |
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Carbs
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Water
~77.55g
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Other
~1.56g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +344.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +111.8% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -77% |
