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Whiting vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between whiting and crab meat

  • Whiting has more potassium; however, crab meat is richer in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, folate, magnesium, and vitamin C.
  • Crab meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 371% more than whiting.
  • Crab meat has 2 times less potassium than whiting. Whiting has 434mg of potassium, while crab meat has 262mg.
  • Crab meat contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, whiting, mixed species, cooked, dry heat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 19% 38% 16% 13% 14% 122% 17% 17% 224%
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 +65.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +225%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more IronIron +81%
Contains more CopperCopper +2855%
Contains more ZincZinc +1337.7%
~equal in Calcium ~59mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~280mg
~equal in Selenium ~40µg

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 0% 13% 7.6% 27% 17% 14% 31% 15% 42% 325% 0.25% 11% 45%
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 AVitamin A +322.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +28.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +342.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.055mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.18mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Whiting Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.6µg 11.5µg 371%
Copper 0.04mg 1.182mg 127%
Zinc 0.53mg 7.62mg 64%
Sodium 132mg 1072mg 41%
Choline 83.3mg 15%
Cholesterol 84mg 53mg 10%
Folate 15µg 51µg 9%
Vitamin D 73IU 9%
Magnesium 27mg 63mg 9%
Vitamin D 1.8µg 9%
Protein 23.48g 19.35g 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.6mg 8%
Potassium 434mg 262mg 5%
Iron 0.42mg 0.76mg 4%
Manganese 0.13mg 0.04mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin A 38µg 9µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Selenium 41.1µg 40µg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.67mg 1.34mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.4g 0.133g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.445g 0.185g 1%
Calories 116kcal 97kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.068mg 0.053mg 1%
Phosphorus 285mg 280mg 1%
Fats 1.69g 1.54g 0%
Calcium 62mg 59mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.055mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.18mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.587g 0.536g 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 1.029mg 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.082mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 2.156mg 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.695mg 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.917mg 0.817mg 0%
Valine 1.21mg 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.691mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.283g 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.235g 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.017g 0.031g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 2% 75%
Protein: 23.48 g
Fats: 1.69 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.71 g
Other: 0.12 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 +21.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1200%
~equal in Fats ~1.54g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~77.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 31% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.587 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 +140.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.8%
~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. Whiting - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175161/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.