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Tomato vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between tomatoes and crab

  • Tomatoes have more vitamin A; however, crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and choline.
  • Crab covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 139% more than tomatoes.
  • Crab has 417 times less vitamin A than tomatoes. Tomatoes have 833IU of vitamin A, while crab has 2IU.
  • Tomatoes contain less sodium.
  • Tomatoes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of tomatoes is 23, while the glycemic index of crab is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 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.
Tomato
2
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%
Crab
7
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 less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +227.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +810%
Contains more IronIron +85.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1279.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2141.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +875%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Potassium ~259mg

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
4
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%
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 CVitamin C +315.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2533.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +240.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +389.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +362.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1020.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
Contains more CholineCholine +1107.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Copper 0.059mg 0.814mg 84%
Selenium 0µg 42.9µg 78%
Protein 0.88g 17.88g 34%
Zinc 0.17mg 3.81mg 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Phosphorus 24mg 234mg 30%
Sodium 5mg 563mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.997mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 2.747mg 13%
Choline 6.7mg 80.9mg 13%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 3.3mg 12%
Folate 15µg 51µg 9%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 1.84mg 9%
Calcium 10mg 91mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.093mg 6%
Magnesium 11mg 36mg 6%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 0.3µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.156mg 6%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Vitamin A 42µg 1µg 5%
Calories 18kcal 83kcal 3%
Iron 0.27mg 0.5mg 3%
Fructose 1.37g 0g 2%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.074mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.023mg 1%
Potassium 237mg 259mg 1%
Carbs 3.89g 0g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.74g 1%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.201g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.258g 1%
Net carbs 2.69g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.63g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 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 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
2
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Crab
3
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 WaterWater +18.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1931.8%
Contains more FatsFats +270%
Contains more OtherOther +231.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Crab
2
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 -86.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +316.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +210.8%

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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 - 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.