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Butter vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between butter and crab?

  • Butter is richer in vitamin A, yet crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 251% higher.
  • Butter has 1250 times more vitamin A than crab. Butter has 2499 IU of vitamin A, while crab has 2 IU.
  • Crab contains less saturated fat.

We used Butter, without salt and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types in this comparison.

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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.
Butter
Butter
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Crab
Crab
9
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 less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +279.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +979.2%
Contains more IronIron +2400%
Contains more CopperCopper +4987.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +4133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +875%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1750%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4190%

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.
Butter
Butter
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 228% 46% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3%
Crab
Crab
8
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 11% 0% 0.33% 37% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +68300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +26.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +173.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6440.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +806.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1858.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Crab DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.201g 229%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 3.33µg 132%
Fats 81.11g 0.74g 124%
Copper 0.016mg 0.814mg 89%
Vitamin A 684µg 1µg 76%
Selenium 1µg 42.9µg 76%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.129g 58%
Cholesterol 215mg 97mg 39%
Protein 0.85g 17.88g 34%
Zinc 0.09mg 3.81mg 34%
Calories 717kcal 83kcal 32%
Phosphorus 24mg 234mg 30%
Sodium 11mg 563mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.997mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 0.258g 18%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 2.747mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.156mg 12%
Folate 3µg 51µg 12%
Choline 18.8mg 80.9mg 11%
Magnesium 2mg 36mg 8%
Calcium 24mg 91mg 7%
Potassium 24mg 259mg 7%
Iron 0.02mg 0.5mg 6%
Vitamin K 7µg 0.3µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.093mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 1.84mg 3%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.074mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.023mg 2%
Protein per 100 calories 0.12g 22g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 8435kcal 46kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 14g 120g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.52 1.9 N/A
Net carbs 0.06g 0g N/A
Carbs 0.06g 0g 0%
Sugar 0.06g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
2
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Crab
Crab
3
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 +10860.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2003.5%
Contains more WaterWater +344.2%
Contains more OtherOther +4125%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Crab
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 +18062.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1066.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.