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Spinach raw vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spinach raw and crab different?

  • Spinach raw is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, folate, and iron, while crab is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, and zinc.
  • Spinach raw covers your daily need for vitamin K, 402% more than crab.
  • Spinach raw contains 4689 times more vitamin A than crab. Spinach raw contains 9377IU of vitamin A, while crab contains 2IU.
  • Spinach raw has a higher glycemic index (32) than crab (0).

Spinach, raw and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types were used 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Crab
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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 +119.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.4%
Contains more IronIron +442%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1112.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +526.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +618.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +377.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4190%
~equal in Calcium ~91mg

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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
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 CVitamin C +751.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +46800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +160866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +280.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +279.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1433.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +319.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~1.84mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 0.3µg 402%
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Selenium 1µg 42.9µg 76%
Copper 0.13mg 0.814mg 76%
Vitamin A 469µg 1µg 52%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.074mg 36%
Folate 194µg 51µg 36%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Protein 2.86g 17.88g 30%
Zinc 0.53mg 3.81mg 30%
Iron 2.71mg 0.5mg 28%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 3.3mg 28%
Phosphorus 49mg 234mg 26%
Sodium 79mg 563mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0.997mg 19%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 2.747mg 13%
Choline 19.3mg 80.9mg 11%
Magnesium 79mg 36mg 10%
Fiber 2.2g 0g 9%
Potassium 558mg 259mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.093mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.023mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.156mg 3%
Calories 23kcal 83kcal 3%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 1.84mg 1%
Calcium 99mg 91mg 1%
Carbs 3.63g 0g 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.74g 1%
Saturated fat 0.063g 0.201g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 0.258g 1%
Net carbs 1.43g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.393mg 0%
Fructose 0.15g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +14.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +525.2%
Contains more FatsFats +89.7%
~equal in Other ~1.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
Crab
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1190%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56.4%

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/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.