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Veal vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between veal and crab meat

  • Veal has more vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, crab meat is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, and zinc.
  • Crab meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 426% more than veal.
  • Crab meat has 6 times less vitamin B3 than veal. Veal has 8.03mg of vitamin B3, while crab meat has 1.34mg.
  • Crab meat contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Veal, ground, cooked, broiled and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat.

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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.
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
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 PotassiumPotassium +28.6%
Contains more IronIron +30.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +247.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1047.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +96.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +192%

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.
Veal
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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 0% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
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 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +390.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +499.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +805.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +363.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.27µg 11.5µg 426%
Copper 0.103mg 1.182mg 120%
Selenium 13.7µg 40µg 48%
Sodium 83mg 1072mg 43%
Vitamin B3 8.03mg 1.34mg 42%
Zinc 3.87mg 7.62mg 34%
Choline 95mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.055mg 17%
Cholesterol 103mg 53mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.39mg 0.18mg 16%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 0.4mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.04g 0.133g 13%
Folate 11µg 51µg 10%
Protein 24.38g 19.35g 10%
Magnesium 24mg 63mg 9%
Phosphorus 217mg 280mg 9%
Fats 7.56g 1.54g 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.6mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.84g 0.185g 7%
Calories 172kcal 97kcal 4%
Calcium 17mg 59mg 4%
Iron 0.99mg 0.76mg 3%
Potassium 337mg 262mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.053mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 9µg 1%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.04mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.55g 0.536g 0%
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 1.065mg 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.201mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.94mg 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 2.009mg 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.984mg 0.817mg 0%
Valine 1.347mg 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.885mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.031g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
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24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +26%
Contains more FatsFats +390.9%
Contains more WaterWater +16.2%
Contains more OtherOther +20%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1435.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.536g

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/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.