Anchovies vs. Crab stick — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are anchovies and crab stick different?

Anchovies are higher in vitamin B3, iron, protein, selenium, copper, vitamin B2, and calcium; however, crab stick is richer in phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for anchovies is 84% higher.
Anchovies contain 11 times more calcium than crab stick. While anchovies contain 147mg of calcium, crab stick contains only 13mg.
Crab stick has less cholesterol.
Anchovies have a lower glycemic index (0) than crab stick (50).

Fish, anchovy, european, raw and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Anchovies

Crab stick

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1030.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+325.6%
Contains more IronIron	+733.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+559.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+421.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+536.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+63.7%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+62.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Anchovies

Crab stick

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+235.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+220%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2161.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+300%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.13mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.57µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	14.024mg	0.62mg	84%
Iron	3.25mg	0.39mg	36%
Selenium	36.5µg	22.3µg	26%
Protein	20.35g	7.62g	25%
Copper	0.211mg	0.032mg	20%
Sodium	104mg	529mg	18%
Phosphorus	174mg	282mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.256mg	0.08mg	14%
Cholesterol	60mg	20mg	13%
Calcium	147mg	13mg	13%
Zinc	1.72mg	0.33mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.645mg	0mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.637g	0.143g	10%
Potassium	383mg	90mg	9%
Fats	4.84g	0.46g	7%
Carbs	0g	15g	5%
Saturated fat	1.282g	0.216g	5%
Vitamin E	0.57mg	0.17mg	3%
Manganese	0.07mg	0.011mg	3%
Calories	131kcal	95kcal	2%
Fiber	0g	0.5g	2%
Vitamin A	15µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.03mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.62µg	0.57µg	2%
Folate	9µg	0µg	2%
Choline		13mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1.182g	0.275g	2%
Starch		3.5g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.13mg	1%
Fructose		0.62g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.008g	1%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.089g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	64kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	105g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.9	N/A
Net carbs	0g	14.5g	N/A
Magnesium	41mg	43mg	0%
Sugar	0g	6.25g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.008g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.228mg	0.075mg	0%
Threonine	0.892mg	0.285mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.23mg	0%
Leucine	1.654mg	0.607mg	0%
Lysine	1.869mg	0.707mg	0%
Methionine	0.602mg	0.261mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.794mg	0.26mg	0%
Valine	1.048mg	0.286mg	0%
Histidine	0.599mg	0.156mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.538g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.911g	0.028g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.029g	0.001g	N/A