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Veal vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between veal and crab

  • Veal has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2; however, crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, vitamin E, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 86% higher.
  • Crab has 15 times less saturated fat than veal. Veal has 3.04g of saturated fat, while crab has 0.201g.

Food types used in this article are Veal, ground, cooked, broiled and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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%
Crab
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.1%
Contains more IronIron +98%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +435.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +690.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +111.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +213.1%
~equal in Zinc ~3.81mg
~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.
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%
Crab
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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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +204.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +190.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +192.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +162.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +363.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.27µg 3.33µg 86%
Copper 0.103mg 0.814mg 79%
Selenium 13.7µg 42.9µg 53%
Vitamin B3 8.03mg 2.747mg 33%
Sodium 83mg 563mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.39mg 0.156mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.093mg 14%
Saturated fat 3.04g 0.201g 13%
Protein 24.38g 17.88g 13%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1.84mg 11%
Fats 7.56g 0.74g 10%
Folate 11µg 51µg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 2.84g 0.129g 7%
Calcium 17mg 91mg 7%
Iron 0.99mg 0.5mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.023mg 4%
Calories 172kcal 83kcal 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 0.997mg 3%
Magnesium 24mg 36mg 3%
Choline 95mg 80.9mg 3%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.074mg 2%
Phosphorus 217mg 234mg 2%
Potassium 337mg 259mg 2%
Cholesterol 103mg 97mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.55g 0.258g 2%
Zinc 3.87mg 3.81mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 1.065mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.201mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.94mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.009mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.984mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.347mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.885mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g 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
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.4%
Contains more FatsFats +921.6%
Contains more WaterWater +19.4%
Contains more OtherOther +30%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
2
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Crab
1
34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2101.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +113.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.4%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.