Summer squash vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and crab meat different?

Summer squash is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B2, while crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and magnesium.
Crab meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 479% more than summer squash.
Summer squash contains 3 times more vitamin B2 than crab meat. Summer squash contains 0.142mg of vitamin B2, while crab meat contains 0.055mg.
Summer squash is lower in sodium.
Summer squash has a higher glycemic index (13) than crab meat (0).

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat 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.

Summer squash

Crab meat

Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+337.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+270.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+293.3%
Contains more IronIron	+117.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2217.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2527.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+636.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+19900%

~equal in Potassium ~262mg

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.

Summer squash

Crab meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+123.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+158.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+10.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+175.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+158.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~9µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	11.5µg	479%
Copper	0.051mg	1.182mg	126%
Selenium	0.2µg	40µg	72%
Zinc	0.29mg	7.62mg	67%
Sodium	2mg	1072mg	47%
Protein	1.21g	19.35g	36%
Phosphorus	38mg	280mg	35%
Cholesterol	0mg	53mg	18%
Magnesium	17mg	63mg	11%
Vitamin C	17mg	7.6mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.055mg	7%
Folate	29µg	51µg	6%
Manganese	0.175mg	0.04mg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.487mg	1.34mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.4mg	5%
Iron	0.35mg	0.76mg	5%
Calories	16kcal	97kcal	4%
Calcium	15mg	59mg	4%
Fiber	1.1g	0g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.218mg	0.18mg	3%
Vitamin K	3µg		3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.089g	0.536g	3%
Fats	0.18g	1.54g	2%
Fructose	0.95g		1%
Carbs	3.35g	0g	1%
Choline	6.7mg		1%
Vitamin E	0.12mg		1%
Net carbs	2.25g	0g	N/A
Potassium	262mg	262mg	0%
Sugar	2.2g		N/A
Vitamin A	10µg	9µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.048mg	0.053mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.044g	0.133g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.185g	0%
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.269mg	0%
Threonine	0.028mg	0.783mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.042mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	0.069mg	1.536mg	0%
Lysine	0.065mg	1.684mg	0%
Methionine	0.017mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.817mg	0%
Valine	0.053mg	0.91mg	0%
Histidine	0.025mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.295g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.118g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.031g	N/A