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Tomato vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tomatoes and crab meat?

  • Tomatoes are richer in vitamin A, while crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, and folate.
  • Crab meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 479% higher.
  • Crab meat has 29 times less vitamin A than tomatoes. Tomatoes have 833IU of vitamin A, while crab meat has 29IU.
  • Tomatoes are lower in sodium.
  • Tomatoes have a higher glycemic index (23) than crab meat (0).

We used Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat types in this comparison.

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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.
Tomato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +472.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +490%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.5%
Contains more IronIron +181.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1903.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +4382.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1066.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tomato
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
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 CVitamin C +80.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +189.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +349.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 11.5µg 479%
Copper 0.059mg 1.182mg 125%
Selenium 0µg 40µg 73%
Zinc 0.17mg 7.62mg 68%
Sodium 5mg 1072mg 46%
Protein 0.88g 19.35g 37%
Phosphorus 24mg 280mg 37%
Cholesterol 0mg 53mg 18%
Magnesium 11mg 63mg 12%
Folate 15µg 51µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.18mg 8%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 7%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 7.6mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.4mg 6%
Iron 0.27mg 0.76mg 6%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Calcium 10mg 59mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 1.34mg 5%
Calories 18kcal 97kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin A 42µg 9µg 4%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.04mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.536g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.055mg 3%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Fats 0.2g 1.54g 2%
Potassium 237mg 262mg 1%
Carbs 3.89g 0g 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.053mg 1%
Net carbs 2.69g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.63g N/A
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.133g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.817mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.031g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 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 CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +21.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2098.9%
Contains more FatsFats +670%
Contains more OtherOther +205.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 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 -78.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +496.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +545.8%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.