Snapper vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between snapper and crab

Snapper has more vitamin B6, protein, selenium, and potassium, while crab has more copper, zinc, vitamin B3, and folate.
Crab covers your daily need for copper 85% more than snapper.
Snapper contains 3 times more vitamin B6 than crab. While snapper contains 0.46mg of vitamin B6, crab contains only 0.156mg.
The amount of cholesterol in snapper is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, snapper, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Snapper

Crab

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+101.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+127.5%
Contains more IronIron	+108.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1669.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+765.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+335.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Snapper

Crab

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+130.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+194.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+106.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+693.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+750%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~3.33µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.046mg	0.814mg	85%
Zinc	0.44mg	3.81mg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.156mg	23%
Sodium	57mg	563mg	22%
Protein	26.3g	17.88g	17%
Cholesterol	47mg	97mg	17%
Vitamin B3	0.346mg	2.747mg	15%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Vitamin E		1.84mg	12%
Selenium	49µg	42.9µg	11%
Folate	6µg	51µg	11%
Potassium	522mg	259mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.004mg	0.093mg	7%
Vitamin B12	3.5µg	3.33µg	7%
Calcium	40mg	91mg	5%
Phosphorus	201mg	234mg	5%
Vitamin A	35µg	1µg	4%
Iron	0.24mg	0.5mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.053mg	0.023mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.997mg	3%
Calories	128kcal	83kcal	2%
Fats	1.72g	0.74g	2%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	3.3mg	2%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.074mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.588g	0.258g	2%
Saturated fat	0.365g	0.201g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	78g	120g	N/A
Magnesium	37mg	36mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.322g	0.129g	0%
Tryptophan	0.294mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	1.153mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.212mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	2.137mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	2.415mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.778mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.027mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	1.355mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.774mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.048g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.273g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.022g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.005g	N/A