Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes
  4. Tortilla
  5. Compare
  6. Tortilla vs. Crab meat

Tortilla vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Significant differences between tortilla and crab meat

  • Tortilla has more iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and folate; however, crab meat is richer in copper, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Crab meat covers your daily copper needs 120% more than tortilla.
  • Crab meat has 7 times less vitamin B1 than tortilla. Tortilla has 0.37mg of vitamin B1, while crab meat has 0.053mg.
  • Tortilla contains less sodium.
  • Tortilla has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of tortilla is 52, while the glycemic index of crab meat is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat.

Infographic

Tortilla vs Crab meat infographic
Infographic link

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 14% 21% 9.3% 143% 34% 8.7% 63% 63% 35% 91%
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 +18.6%
Contains more IronIron +401.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +570%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +231.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +149.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1058.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2281.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +141%

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% 3.8% 0% 93% 26% 77% 10% 14% 0% 1% 74% 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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +598.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +107.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +207.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +92.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +135.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 479%
Copper 0.102mg 1.182mg 120%
Zinc 0.32mg 7.62mg 66%
Selenium 16.6µg 40µg 43%
Iron 3.81mg 0.76mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.053mg 26%
Sodium 482mg 1072mg 26%
Protein 7.28g 19.35g 24%
Phosphorus 146mg 280mg 19%
Cholesterol 53mg 18%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Carbs 49.94g 0g 17%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 1.34mg 17%
Folate 98µg 51µg 12%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.04mg 10%
Fiber 2.4g 0g 10%
Magnesium 19mg 63mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.18mg 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.6mg 8%
Calories 237kcal 97kcal 7%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.4mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.055mg 5%
Potassium 105mg 262mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 1%
Calcium 70mg 59mg 1%
Fats 0.95g 1.54g 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.133g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.536g 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.75g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.817mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 50% 40% 2%
Protein: 7.28 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 49.94 g
Water: 39.96 g
Other: 1.87 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 OtherOther +19.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +165.8%
Contains more FatsFats +62.1%
Contains more WaterWater +94.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 21% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.296 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.391 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 -55.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.185g

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. Tortilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168041/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.