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Veggie burger vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are veggie burgers and crab different?

  • Veggie burgers are richer in vitamin B1, manganese, iron, fiber, and folate, while crab is higher in copper, vitamin B12, selenium, and zinc.
  • Veggie burgers cover your daily need for vitamin B1, 219% more than crab.
  • Veggie burgers are lower in cholesterol.
  • Veggie burgers have a higher glycemic index (59) than crab (0).

Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 40% 41% 29% 90% 67% 34% 88% 74% 124% 123%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +49.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.6%
Contains more IronIron +382%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1185.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +307%
Contains more ZincZinc +202.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89.8%
~equal in Sodium ~563mg

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.
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 15% 0.33% 4.6% 0% 663% 56% 70% 17% 70% 251% 11% 93% 11%
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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 CVitamin C +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11426.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +162.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +94.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1300%
Contains more FolateFolate +143.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +245%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +65.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +317%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veggie burger Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 2.651mg 0.023mg 219%
Copper 0.2mg 0.814mg 68%
Vitamin B12 2.01µg 3.33µg 55%
Manganese 0.951mg 0.074mg 38%
Selenium 22.6µg 42.9µg 37%
Cholesterol 5mg 97mg 31%
Iron 2.41mg 0.5mg 24%
Zinc 1.26mg 3.81mg 23%
Fiber 4.9g 0g 20%
Folate 124µg 51µg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.289mg 0.997mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.244mg 0.093mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.023g 0.258g 12%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 1.84mg 11%
Choline 19.4mg 80.9mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.156mg 11%
Fats 6.3g 0.74g 9%
Vitamin B3 3.753mg 2.747mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.44g 0.201g 6%
Calories 177kcal 83kcal 5%
Calcium 136mg 91mg 5%
Magnesium 56mg 36mg 5%
Carbs 14.27g 0g 5%
Phosphorus 206mg 234mg 4%
Protein 15.7g 17.88g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.778g 0.129g 4%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 0.3µg 3%
Starch 5.78g 0g 2%
Potassium 333mg 259mg 2%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 3.3mg 1%
Net carbs 9.37g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.07g 0g N/A
Sodium 569mg 563mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.162mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.605mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.78mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.399mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.004mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.291mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.885mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.89mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.465mg 0.393mg 0%
Fructose 0.13g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 6% 14% 61% 3%
Protein: 15.7 g
Fats: 6.3 g
Carbs: 14.27 g
Water: 61.21 g
Other: 2.52 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 FatsFats +751.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +49.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.9%
Contains more WaterWater +30.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 34% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.44 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.023 g
Crab
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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 +1278.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +684.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86%

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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. Veggie burger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174287/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.