Tuna vs. Crab stick — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tuna and crab stick different?

Tuna has more selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin D, potassium, choline, and vitamin B1 than crab stick.
Daily need coverage for selenium for tuna is 156% higher.
Crab stick has less cholesterol.
Tuna has a lower glycemic index (0) than crab stick (50).

Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi are the varieties 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.

Tuna

Crab stick

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+485.6%
Contains more IronIron	+135.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+34.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+385.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+225%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

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.

Tuna

Crab stick

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+70.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+346.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+71.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3459.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+698.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+312.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+496.9%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+300%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	108.2µg	22.3µg	156%
Vitamin B3	22.07mg	0.62mg	134%
Vitamin B12	2.35µg	0.57µg	74%
Vitamin B6	1.038mg	0.13mg	70%
Protein	29.15g	7.62g	43%
Sodium	54mg	529mg	21%
Potassium	527mg	90mg	13%
Choline	77.6mg	13mg	12%
Vitamin D	2µg	0µg	10%
Vitamin D	82IU	0IU	10%
Vitamin B1	0.134mg	0.03mg	9%
Cholesterol	47mg	20mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.334mg	0mg	7%
Iron	0.92mg	0.39mg	7%
Phosphorus	333mg	282mg	7%
Carbs	0g	15g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.08mg	4%
Calories	130kcal	95kcal	2%
Vitamin A	22µg	0µg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.5g	2%
Folate	2µg	0µg	1%
Fructose		0.62g	1%
Calcium	4mg	13mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.17mg	1%
Copper	0.043mg	0.032mg	1%
Zinc	0.45mg	0.33mg	1%
Starch		3.5g	1%
Fats	0.59g	0.46g	0%
Net carbs	0g	14.5g	N/A
Magnesium	42mg	43mg	0%
Sugar	0g	6.25g	N/A
Manganese	0.013mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.02g	0.008g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.205g	0.216g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.138g	0.275g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	0.143g	0%
Tryptophan	0.313mg	0.075mg	0%
Threonine	1.224mg	0.285mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg	0.23mg	0%
Leucine	2.27mg	0.607mg	0%
Lysine	2.565mg	0.707mg	0%
Methionine	0.827mg	0.261mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.091mg	0.26mg	0%
Valine	1.438mg	0.286mg	0%
Histidine	0.822mg	0.156mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.015g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.105g	0.028g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.089g	N/A