Turkey meat vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turkey meat and crab?

Turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2, yet crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, vitamin E, and folate.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 96% more.
Turkey meat has 4 times more vitamin B6 than crab. While turkey meat has 0.616mg of vitamin B6, crab has only 0.156mg.
The amount of sodium in turkey meat is lower.

We used Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types 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.

Turkey meat

Crab

Contains more IronIron	+118%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+550%
Contains more CopperCopper	+775.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+428.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44%

~equal in Potassium ~259mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~234mg

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.

Turkey meat

Crab

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+202.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+248.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+294.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2528.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+226.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+466.7%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.997mg

~equal in Choline ~80.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	3.33µg	96%
Copper	0.093mg	0.814mg	80%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	2.747mg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.156mg	35%
Selenium	29.8µg	42.9µg	24%
Protein	28.55g	17.88g	21%
Sodium	103mg	563mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.093mg	14%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	1.84mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.258g	12%
Zinc	2.48mg	3.81mg	12%
Folate	9µg	51µg	11%
Fats	7.39g	0.74g	10%
Saturated fat	2.155g	0.201g	9%
Calcium	14mg	91mg	8%
Iron	1.09mg	0.5mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	0.129g	6%
Calories	189kcal	83kcal	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Cholesterol	109mg	97mg	4%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.074mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU	0IU	2%
Phosphorus	223mg	234mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.023mg	2%
Potassium	239mg	259mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.997mg	1%
Magnesium	30mg	36mg	1%
Choline	87.4mg	80.9mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	1µg	1%
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	0µg	0.3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g	0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.841g		N/A