Crab meat vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crab meat and oysters?

Crab meat is richer in protein, phosphorus, and folate, while oysters is higher in zinc, copper, vitamin B12, iron, manganese, and vitamin B2.
Oysters's daily need coverage for zinc is 645% higher.
Oysters has 6 times less sodium than crab meat. Crab meat has 1072mg of sodium, while oysters has 166mg.

We used Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Crab meat

Oysters

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+88.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+96.6%
Contains more IronIron	+1111.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+382.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+931.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1377.5%

~equal in Selenium ~39.5µg

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.

Crab meat

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+47.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+195.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+264.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+188.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+227.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+52.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	7.62mg	78.6mg	645%
Copper	1.182mg	5.707mg	503%
Vitamin B12	11.5µg	17.5µg	250%
Iron	0.76mg	9.21mg	106%
Sodium	1072mg	166mg	39%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.591mg	24%
Choline		130mg	24%
Protein	19.35g	11.42g	16%
Phosphorus	280mg	194mg	12%
Vitamin E		1.7mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.18mg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.163g	10%
Cholesterol	53mg	79mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.061mg	9%
Folate	51µg	14µg	9%
Vitamin C	7.6mg	0mg	8%
Magnesium	63mg	35mg	7%
Calcium	59mg	116mg	6%
Potassium	262mg	139mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.133g	0.948g	4%
Fats	1.54g	3.42g	3%
Vitamin B3	1.34mg	1.85mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.536g	1.056g	3%
Carbs	0g	5.45g	2%
Vitamin A	9µg	26µg	2%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Selenium	40µg	39.5µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.053mg	0.036mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.447mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.185g	0.506g	1%
Calories	97kcal	102kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	50kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	103g	98g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.4	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	5.45g	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Sugar		1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Trans fat		0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.269mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.783mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	1.536mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.684mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.817mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	0.91mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.295g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.118g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.031g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.061g	0%