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Spread vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between spread and crab

  • Spread has more vitamin B1; however, crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 92% higher.
  • Crab has 30 times less saturated fat than spread. Spread has 5.977g of saturated fat, while crab has 0.201g.

Food types used in this article are Sandwich spread, pork, beef 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.
Spread
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Crab
9
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 IronIron +58%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +658.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +135.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +526.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +273.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +296.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +184.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +342.3%

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.
Spread
5
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Crab
7
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 +2500%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +647.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +44.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +131.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +197.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +2450%
Contains more CholineCholine +29.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~1.84mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 3.33µg 92%
Copper 0.13mg 0.814mg 76%
Selenium 9.7µg 42.9µg 60%
Fats 17.34g 0.74g 26%
Saturated fat 5.977g 0.201g 26%
Phosphorus 59mg 234mg 25%
Zinc 1.02mg 3.81mg 25%
Cholesterol 38mg 97mg 20%
Sodium 1013mg 563mg 20%
Protein 7.66g 17.88g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 0.129g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0.258g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.023mg 12%
Folate 2µg 51µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.997mg 11%
Calories 235kcal 83kcal 8%
Calcium 12mg 91mg 8%
Magnesium 8mg 36mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 2.747mg 6%
Potassium 110mg 259mg 4%
Iron 0.79mg 0.5mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Carbs 11.94g 0g 4%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.093mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.156mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Choline 62.3mg 80.9mg 3%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.074mg 2%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 1.84mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.393mg 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
Spread
3
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 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 FatsFats +2243.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +64.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +133.4%
Contains more WaterWater +32.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 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 +5779.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +894.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.