Crab vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab and biscuits?

Crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, and zinc, yet biscuits are higher in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 135% more.
Crab has 32 times more cholesterol than biscuits. While crab has 97mg of cholesterol, biscuits have only 3mg.
The glycemic index of crab is lower.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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

Biscuit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+114%
Contains more CopperCopper	+892.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+605.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+120%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+158.2%
Contains more IronIron	+480%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+410.8%

~equal in Sodium ~580mg

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

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1550%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+249.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+345.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+4062.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1447.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+19.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.949mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	0.08µg	135%
Copper	0.814mg	0.082mg	81%
Selenium	42.9µg	19.5µg	43%
Cholesterol	97mg	3mg	31%
Iron	0.5mg	2.9mg	30%
Zinc	3.81mg	0.54mg	30%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.356mg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	4.163g	26%
Fats	0.74g	16.3g	24%
Protein	17.88g	7g	22%
Saturated fat	0.201g	4.324g	19%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.31mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	6.93g	17%
Carbs	0g	44.6g	15%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Calories	83kcal	353kcal	14%
Calcium	91mg	235mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	0.285mg	14%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.378mg	13%
Vitamin E	1.84mg		12%
Phosphorus	234mg	164mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.035mg	9%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Magnesium	36mg	18mg	4%
Potassium	259mg	121mg	4%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0.2mg	3%
Folate	51µg	61µg	3%
Sodium	563mg	580mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	2.949mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	504kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	120g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar	0g	2.18g	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg		0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg		0%
Trans fat	0.014g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.161mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.067g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A