Trout vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are trout and crab meat different?
- Trout is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, while crab meat is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, selenium, folate, and magnesium.
- Crab meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 308% more than trout.
- Trout contains 5 times more vitamin B5 than crab meat. Trout contains 1.99mg of vitamin B5, while crab meat contains 0.4mg.
- Trout is lower in sodium.
Fish, trout, rainbow, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +71.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -94.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +110% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +96.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +111.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +2049.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1311.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +207.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +42.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1011.1% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +169.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +94.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +396% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +397.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +114.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +162.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +179.8% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +325% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 4.11µg | 11.5µg | 308% |
Copper | 0.055mg | 1.182mg | 125% |
Vitamin D | 19µg | 95% | |
Vitamin D | 759IU | 95% | |
Zinc | 0.54mg | 7.62mg | 64% |
Sodium | 61mg | 1072mg | 44% |
Vitamin B3 | 6.646mg | 1.34mg | 33% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.99mg | 0.4mg | 32% |
Selenium | 28.1µg | 40µg | 22% |
Vitamin E | 2.79mg | 19% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.386mg | 0.18mg | 16% |
Choline | 77.6mg | 14% | |
Vitamin A | 100µg | 9µg | 10% |
Folate | 12µg | 51µg | 10% |
Protein | 23.8g | 19.35g | 9% |
Fats | 7.38g | 1.54g | 9% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.799g | 0.536g | 8% |
Magnesium | 30mg | 63mg | 8% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.143mg | 0.053mg | 8% |
Saturated fat | 1.651g | 0.133g | 7% |
Potassium | 450mg | 262mg | 6% |
Cholesterol | 70mg | 53mg | 6% |
Vitamin C | 2.9mg | 7.6mg | 5% |
Iron | 0.36mg | 0.76mg | 5% |
Monounsaturated fat | 2.363g | 0.185g | 5% |
Calories | 168kcal | 97kcal | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.107mg | 0.055mg | 4% |
Calcium | 30mg | 59mg | 3% |
Manganese | 0.013mg | 0.04mg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 270mg | 280mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
Trans fat | 0.056g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.279mg | 0.269mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.092mg | 0.783mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.148mg | 0.938mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.025mg | 1.536mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.287mg | 1.684mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.738mg | 0.545mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.973mg | 0.817mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.283mg | 0.91mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.733mg | 0.393mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.259g | 0.295g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.616g | 0.118g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.109g | 0.031g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.047g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +23% |
Contains more FatsFats | +379.2% |
Contains more WaterWater | +12.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1460% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1177.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +235.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -91.9% |