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Sunfish vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sunfish and crab meat

  • Sunfish is higher in manganese, iron, and vitamin B5, yet crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, and folate.
  • Crab meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 383% more than sunfish.
  • Sunfish contains 22 times more manganese than crab meat. While sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, crab meat contains only 0.04mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in crab meat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat.

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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 27% 31% 40% 58% 128% 54% 99% 13% 117% 88%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 18% 23% 29% 394% 208% 120% 140% 5.2% 218%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +74.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.4%
Contains more IronIron +102.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2142.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +207%
Contains more ZincZinc +282.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +146.9%

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.
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 3.3% 5.7% 0% 0% 23% 20% 27% 52% 32% 289% 0% 13% 0%
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 25% 3% 0% 0% 13% 13% 25% 24% 42% 1438% 0% 38% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +660%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +397.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.34mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunfish Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 11.5µg 383%
Copper 0.385mg 1.182mg 89%
Zinc 1.99mg 7.62mg 51%
Selenium 16.2µg 40µg 43%
Sodium 103mg 1072mg 42%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.04mg 37%
Protein 24.87g 19.35g 11%
Cholesterol 86mg 53mg 11%
Iron 1.54mg 0.76mg 10%
Folate 17µg 51µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.4mg 9%
Phosphorus 231mg 280mg 7%
Vitamin C 1mg 7.6mg 7%
Potassium 449mg 262mg 6%
Magnesium 38mg 63mg 6%
Calcium 103mg 59mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.18mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.053mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.055mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.315g 0.536g 1%
Calories 114kcal 97kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 1.34mg 1%
Vitamin A 17µg 9µg 1%
Fats 0.9g 1.54g 1%
Saturated fat 0.178g 0.133g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.279mg 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.146mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 2.022mg 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 2.284mg 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.971mg 0.817mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.047g 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.092g 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.042g 0.031g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.5%
Contains more FatsFats +71.1%
Contains more OtherOther +205.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~77.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 23% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.178 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.15 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.315 g
16% 22% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.133 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.536 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +70.2%

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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. Sunfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172003/nutrients
  2. Crab meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174202/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.