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Sweet potato vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet potato and crab different?

  • Sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, while crab is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and choline.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 284% more than crab.
  • Sweet potato is lower in sodium.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index (70) than crab (0).

Sweet potato, raw, unprepared 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Crab
Crab
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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 PotassiumPotassium +30.1%
Contains more IronIron +22%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +248.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +203.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +439.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1170%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +397.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7050%

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Crab
Crab
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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 +70800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +607.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +393.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +363.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +557.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Vitamin A 709µg 1µg 79%
Selenium 0.6µg 42.9µg 77%
Copper 0.151mg 0.814mg 74%
Protein 1.57g 17.88g 33%
Zinc 0.3mg 3.81mg 32%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Phosphorus 47mg 234mg 27%
Sodium 55mg 563mg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 2.747mg 14%
Choline 12.3mg 80.9mg 12%
Fiber 3g 0g 12%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 1.84mg 11%
Folate 11µg 51µg 10%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.074mg 8%
Carbs 20.12g 0g 7%
Calcium 30mg 91mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.023mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 0g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.997mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.156mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 36mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.258g 2%
Potassium 337mg 259mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.093mg 2%
Iron 0.61mg 0.5mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 3.3mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.74g 1%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.201g 1%
Calories 86kcal 83kcal 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 0g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 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 0g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Crab
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1038.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1380%
Contains more OtherOther +72.4%
~equal in Water ~79.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Crab
Crab
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1742.9%

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.