Steak vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are steak and crab different?
- Steak is richer in vitamin B6, iron, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3, while crab is higher in copper, vitamin B12, and selenium.
- Crab covers your daily need for copper, 81% more than steak.
- Steak contains 42 times more saturated fat than crab. Steak contains 8.443g of saturated fat, while crab contains 0.201g.
Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 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.
| Contains more IronIron | +380% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +66.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -89.7% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +56.5% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +658.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +857.6% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +43.6% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +34.9% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +600% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +221.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +223.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +87.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +220.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +433.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +51.4% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +750% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.085mg | 0.814mg | 81% |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.2µg | 3.33µg | 47% |
| Saturated fat | 8.443g | 0.201g | 37% |
| Fats | 19.02g | 0.74g | 28% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.5mg | 0.156mg | 26% |
| Iron | 2.4mg | 0.5mg | 24% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 9.171g | 0.129g | 23% |
| Zinc | 6.34mg | 3.81mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 58mg | 563mg | 22% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.997mg | 20% | |
| Selenium | 31.8µg | 42.9µg | 20% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.301mg | 0.093mg | 16% |
| Choline | 80.9mg | 15% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.149mg | 2.747mg | 15% |
| Protein | 24.85g | 17.88g | 14% |
| Vitamin E | 1.84mg | 12% | |
| Folate | 6µg | 51µg | 11% |
| Phosphorus | 163mg | 234mg | 10% |
| Calories | 271kcal | 83kcal | 9% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 91mg | 8% |
| Cholesterol | 78mg | 97mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.074mg | 0.023mg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 3.3mg | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.896g | 0.258g | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.074mg | 3% | |
| Magnesium | 23mg | 36mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 7µg | 1µg | 1% |
| Potassium | 279mg | 259mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 1.6µg | 0.3µg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 6IU | 0IU | 1% |
| Trans fat | 0.014g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.278mg | 0.226mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.171mg | 0.727mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.157mg | 0.776mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.142mg | 1.307mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.38mg | 1.386mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.672mg | 0.452mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.997mg | 0.708mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.242mg | 0.806mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.931mg | 0.393mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.001g | 0.101g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | 0.067g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.013g | 0.009g | N/A |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.005g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +39% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +2470.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +43.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +213% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +7009.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +247.3% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -97.6% |
