Crab vs. Abalone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab and abalone?

Crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, folate, and calcium, yet abalone is higher in iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and selenium.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 110% more.
Crab has 4 times more zinc than abalone. While crab has 3.81mg of zinc, abalone has only 0.95mg.
The amount of saturated fat in crab is lower.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Mollusks, abalone, mixed species, cooked, fried types in this article.

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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.

Crab

Abalone

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+145.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+257%
Contains more ZincZinc	+301.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+55.6%
Contains more IronIron	+660%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.7%

~equal in Potassium ~284mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~217mg

~equal in Sodium ~591mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.07mg

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.

Crab

Abalone

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+83.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+382.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+264.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+856.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+187.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.15mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	0.69µg	110%
Copper	0.814mg	0.228mg	65%
Iron	0.5mg	3.8mg	41%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	2.87mg	37%
Zinc	3.81mg	0.95mg	26%
Selenium	42.9µg	51.8µg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.22mg	16%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Vitamin E	1.84mg		12%
Fats	0.74g	6.78g	9%
Folate	51µg	14µg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	1.676g	9%
Saturated fat	0.201g	1.646g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	2.741g	7%
Calories	83kcal	189kcal	5%
Magnesium	36mg	56mg	5%
Calcium	91mg	37mg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	1.9mg	5%
Protein	17.88g	19.63g	4%
Carbs	0g	11.05g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.13mg	3%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	1.8mg	2%
Phosphorus	234mg	217mg	2%
Cholesterol	97mg	94mg	1%
Potassium	259mg	284mg	1%
Sodium	563mg	591mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	96kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	120g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	0g	11.05g	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.07mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.15mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg		0%
Trans fat	0.014g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.224mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	0.838mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	0.854mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	1.386mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	1.433mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.441mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.715mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	0.86mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.378mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g	0.054g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.067g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0.046g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A