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Crab meat vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between crab meat and salmon

  • Crab meat is richer in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, and magnesium, yet salmon is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab meat is 362% higher.
  • Crab meat contains 24 times more copper than salmon. Crab meat contains 1.182mg of copper, while salmon contains 0.049mg.
  • Salmon contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry 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 45% 18% 23% 29% 394% 208% 120% 140% 5.2% 218%
Salmon
Salmon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 4.5% 34% 13% 16% 12% 108% 8% 2.1% 226%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +293.3%
Contains more IronIron +123.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +2312.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1672.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
~equal in Phosphorus ~252mg
~equal in Selenium ~41.4µg

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 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 25% 0% 3% 0% 13% 13% 25% 24% 42% 1438% 0% 38%
Salmon
Salmon
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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 12% 197% 23% 23% 85% 31% 151% 89% 149% 350% 0.25% 26%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +105.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +310.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +541.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +500.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +268.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +259.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab meat Salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.5µg 2.8µg 363%
Copper 1.182mg 0.049mg 126%
Vitamin D* 526 IU 66%
Vitamin D 13.1µg 66%
Zinc 7.62mg 0.43mg 65%
Sodium 1072mg 61mg 44%
Vitamin B3 1.34mg 8.045mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.647mg 36%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.536g 4.553g 27%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.34mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 1.475mg 22%
Fats 1.54g 12.35g 17%
Choline 90.5mg 16%
Saturated fat 0.133g 2.397g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 4.181g 10%
Magnesium 63mg 30mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.14mg 8%
Vitamin A 9µg 69µg 7%
Protein 19.35g 22.1g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.135mg 6%
Calories 97kcal 206kcal 5%
Iron 0.76mg 0.34mg 5%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 3.7mg 4%
Calcium 59mg 15mg 4%
Potassium 262mg 384mg 4%
Phosphorus 280mg 252mg 4%
Folate 51µg 34µg 4%
Cholesterol 53mg 63mg 3%
Selenium 40µg 41.4µg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.016mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 20g 11g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 50kcal 93kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 103g 49g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.4 3.6 N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.269mg 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 0.783mg 0.969mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 1.018mg 0%
Leucine 1.536mg 1.796mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 2.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.545mg 0.654mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.817mg 0.863mg 0%
Valine 0.91mg 1.139mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.651mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g 0.69g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.118g 1.457g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.031g 0.17g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
Salmon
Salmon
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22% 12% 65%
Protein: 22.1 g
Fats: 12.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.75 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +19.8%
Contains more OtherOther +95%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.2%
Contains more FatsFats +701.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 22% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.133 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.536 g
Salmon
Salmon
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22% 38% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.397 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.553 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2160%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +749.4%

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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. Crab meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174202/nutrients
  2. Salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175168/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.