Abalone vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between abalone and crab?

Abalone is higher in iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and selenium, yet crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, folate, and calcium.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 110% more.
Abalone has 10 times more vitamin B1 than crab. While abalone has 0.22mg of vitamin B1, crab has only 0.023mg.
The amount of saturated fat in crab is lower.

We used Mollusks, abalone, mixed species, cooked, fried 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.

Abalone

Crab

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+55.6%
Contains more IronIron	+660%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+145.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+257%
Contains more ZincZinc	+301.1%

~equal in Potassium ~259mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~234mg

~equal in Sodium ~563mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.074mg

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.

Abalone

Crab

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+856.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+187.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+382.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+264.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.156mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.69µg	3.33µg	110%
Copper	0.228mg	0.814mg	65%
Iron	3.8mg	0.5mg	41%
Vitamin B5	2.87mg	0.997mg	37%
Zinc	0.95mg	3.81mg	26%
Selenium	51.8µg	42.9µg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.22mg	0.023mg	16%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Vitamin E		1.84mg	12%
Fats	6.78g	0.74g	9%
Folate	14µg	51µg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.676g	0.258g	9%
Saturated fat	1.646g	0.201g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.741g	0.129g	7%
Calories	189kcal	83kcal	5%
Magnesium	56mg	36mg	5%
Calcium	37mg	91mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.9mg	2.747mg	5%
Protein	19.63g	17.88g	4%
Carbs	11.05g	0g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.093mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	3.3mg	2%
Phosphorus	217mg	234mg	2%
Cholesterol	94mg	97mg	1%
Potassium	284mg	259mg	1%
Sodium	591mg	563mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	96kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	120g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	1.9	N/A
Net carbs	11.05g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	1µg	0%
Manganese	0.07mg	0.074mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.156mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.224mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	0.838mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.854mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	1.386mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	1.433mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.441mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.715mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	0.86mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.378mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.054g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.046g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A