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Smelt vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between smelt and crab

  • Smelt is higher in manganese, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, and selenium; however, crab is richer in copper, zinc, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for copper is 71% higher.
  • Smelt has 12 times more manganese than crab. While smelt has 0.9mg of manganese, crab has only 0.074mg.
  • Smelt has less sodium.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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.
Smelt
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 23% 33% 43% 59% 58% 126% 10% 117% 255%
Crab
3
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 +43.6%
Contains more IronIron +130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1116.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +357.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~36mg
~equal in Selenium ~42.9µg

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.
Smelt
3
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 0% 5.7% 0% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8% 0%
Crab
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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 AVitamin A +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +19.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +55.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +920%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.156mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smelt Crab DV% diff.
Copper 0.178mg 0.814mg 71%
Manganese 0.9mg 0.074mg 36%
Vitamin B12 3.97µg 3.33µg 27%
Sodium 77mg 563mg 21%
Zinc 2.12mg 3.81mg 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Folate 5µg 51µg 12%
Phosphorus 295mg 234mg 9%
Protein 22.6g 17.88g 9%
Iron 1.15mg 0.5mg 8%
Selenium 46.8µg 42.9µg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.766mg 2.747mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.135g 0.258g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.74mg 0.997mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Fats 3.1g 0.74g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.093mg 4%
Potassium 372mg 259mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.822g 0.129g 2%
Saturated fat 0.579g 0.201g 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 1µg 2%
Cholesterol 90mg 97mg 2%
Calories 124kcal 83kcal 2%
Vitamin B6 0.17mg 0.156mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.023mg 1%
Calcium 77mg 91mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 36mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.253mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.991mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.041mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.837mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.076mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.669mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.882mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.164mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.665mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.353g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.536g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.023g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Smelt
2
23% 3% 73%
Protein: 22.6 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.79 g
Other: 1.51 g
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 ProteinProtein +26.4%
Contains more FatsFats +318.9%
Contains more OtherOther +11.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~79.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Smelt
2
23% 32% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.135 g
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 +537.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +339.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.3%

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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. Smelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175147/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.