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Tilapia vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tilapia and crab

  • Tilapia has more vitamin D, selenium, and vitamin B3, while crab has more copper, vitamin B12, zinc, folate, and calcium.
  • Crab covers your daily need for copper, 82% more than tilapia.
  • The amount of cholesterol in tilapia is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, tilapia, cooked, dry heat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 4.2% 34% 26% 25% 11% 87% 7.3% 4.8% 297%
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 +46.7%
Contains more IronIron +38%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +26.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +550%
Contains more CopperCopper +985.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +829.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

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 0% 0% 16% 56% 23% 17% 89% 40% 28% 233% 2.3% 4.5% 28%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +304.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +132.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +79%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tilapia Crab DV% diff.
Copper 0.075mg 0.814mg 82%
Vitamin B12 1.86µg 3.33µg 61%
Zinc 0.41mg 3.81mg 31%
Sodium 56mg 563mg 22%
Selenium 54.4µg 42.9µg 21%
Vitamin D 3.7µg 0µg 19%
Vitamin D 150IU 0IU 19%
Protein 26.15g 17.88g 17%
Cholesterol 57mg 97mg 13%
Vitamin B3 4.745mg 2.747mg 12%
Folate 6µg 51µg 11%
Calcium 14mg 91mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.664mg 0.997mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 1.84mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 0.023mg 6%
Choline 51.3mg 80.9mg 5%
Phosphorus 204mg 234mg 4%
Potassium 380mg 259mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.94g 0.201g 3%
Fats 2.65g 0.74g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.156mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.955g 0.129g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.6g 0.258g 2%
Calories 128kcal 83kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.093mg 2%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.074mg 2%
Iron 0.69mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Magnesium 34mg 36mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.265mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 1.156mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.22mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 2.04mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.315mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.766mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.05mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.28mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.585mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.13g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.045g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.06g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.015g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 3% 72%
Protein: 26.15 g
Fats: 2.65 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 71.59 g
Other: 0 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 ProteinProtein +46.3%
Contains more FatsFats +258.1%
Contains more WaterWater +11.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.955 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.6 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +640.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +132.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.6%

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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. Tilapia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175177/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.