Summer squash vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between summer squash and crab

Summer squash has more vitamin C; however, crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% more.
Summer squash contains 5 times more vitamin C than crab. Summer squash contains 17mg of vitamin C, while crab contains 3.3mg.
Summer squash contains less sodium.
Summer squash has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of summer squash is 13, while the glycemic index of crab is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw 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.

Summer squash

Crab

Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+136.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+111.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+506.7%
Contains more IronIron	+42.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1496.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1213.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+515.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+21350%

~equal in Potassium ~259mg

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

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+415.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+108.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+52.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+900%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+464.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+543.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1107.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	3.33µg	139%
Copper	0.051mg	0.814mg	85%
Selenium	0.2µg	42.9µg	78%
Protein	1.21g	17.88g	33%
Zinc	0.29mg	3.81mg	32%
Cholesterol	0mg	97mg	32%
Phosphorus	38mg	234mg	28%
Sodium	2mg	563mg	24%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.997mg	17%
Vitamin C	17mg	3.3mg	15%
Vitamin B3	0.487mg	2.747mg	14%
Choline	6.7mg	80.9mg	13%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	1.84mg	11%
Calcium	15mg	91mg	8%
Folate	29µg	51µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.218mg	0.156mg	5%
Magnesium	17mg	36mg	5%
Fiber	1.1g	0g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.093mg	4%
Manganese	0.175mg	0.074mg	4%
Calories	16kcal	83kcal	3%
Vitamin B1	0.048mg	0.023mg	2%
Iron	0.35mg	0.5mg	2%
Vitamin K	3µg	0.3µg	2%
Fructose	0.95g	0g	1%
Carbs	3.35g	0g	1%
Fats	0.18g	0.74g	1%
Saturated fat	0.044g	0.201g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.089g	0.258g	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	1µg	1%
Net carbs	2.25g	0g	N/A
Potassium	262mg	259mg	0%
Sugar	2.2g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.014g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.129g	0%
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	0.028mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.042mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	0.069mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	0.065mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.017mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	0.053mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.025mg	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