Crayfish vs. Eel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between crayfish and eels

Crayfish has more copper, selenium, manganese, and folate; however, eels have more vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
Eels' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 75% more.
Crayfish has 24 times more copper than eels. Crayfish has 0.685mg of copper, while eels have 0.029mg.
Crayfish is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, eel, mixed species, 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.

Crayfish

Eel

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+130.8%
Contains more IronIron	+29.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2262.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1205%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+342.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~277mg

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.

Crayfish

Eel

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+107.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+158.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+7480%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+266%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+96.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+34.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.077mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	15µg	1137µg	125%
Copper	0.685mg	0.029mg	73%
Selenium	36.7µg	8.3µg	52%
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	2.89µg	31%
Monounsaturated fat	0.244g	9.218g	22%
Fats	1.2g	14.95g	21%
Manganese	0.522mg	0.04mg	21%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Protein	16.77g	23.65g	14%
Vitamin B3	2.28mg	4.487mg	14%
Saturated fat	0.181g	3.023g	13%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.183mg	11%
Vitamin E	1.5mg		10%
Cholesterol	133mg	161mg	9%
Calories	82kcal	236kcal	8%
Folate	44µg	17µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.58mg	0.28mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	1.214g	6%
Calcium	60mg	26mg	3%
Zinc	1.76mg	2.08mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.051mg	3%
Magnesium	33mg	26mg	2%
Potassium	296mg	349mg	2%
Iron	0.83mg	0.64mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	1.8mg	1%
Phosphorus	270mg	277mg	1%
Sodium	94mg	65mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	100kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	122g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	3.5	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.076mg	0.077mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.234mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.676mg	1.037mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.811mg	1.09mg	0%
Leucine	1.329mg	1.922mg	0%
Lysine	1.457mg	2.171mg	0%
Methionine	0.472mg	0.7mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.706mg	0.923mg	0%
Valine	0.786mg	1.218mg	0%
Histidine	0.341mg	0.696mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.119g	0.108g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.047g	0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.095g	N/A