Crab vs. Drum fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crab and drum fish?

Crab is richer in copper, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, and folate, yet drum fish is richer in manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and iron.
Crab's daily need coverage for copper is 57% higher.
Crab has 6 times more sodium than drum fish. Crab has 563mg of sodium, while drum fish has 96mg.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Fish, drum, freshwater, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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

Drum fish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+174.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+348.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+164.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.3%
Contains more IronIron	+130%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1112.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~231mg

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

Drum fish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+230%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+44.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+252.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+122.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+121.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.862mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.814mg	0.297mg	57%
Selenium	42.9µg	16.2µg	49%
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	2.31µg	43%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.897mg	36%
Zinc	3.81mg	0.85mg	27%
Sodium	563mg	96mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.346mg	15%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Vitamin E	1.84mg		12%
Protein	17.88g	22.49g	9%
Fats	0.74g	6.32g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.207mg	9%
Folate	51µg	17µg	9%
Iron	0.5mg	1.15mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	1.479g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	2.807g	7%
Vitamin A	1µg	59µg	6%
Saturated fat	0.201g	1.434g	6%
Cholesterol	97mg	82mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.081mg	5%
Calories	83kcal	153kcal	4%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	1mg	3%
Potassium	259mg	353mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	0.865mg	3%
Calcium	91mg	77mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	2.862mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	68kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	120g	65g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	3	N/A
Magnesium	36mg	38mg	0%
Phosphorus	234mg	231mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg		0%
Trans fat	0.014g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.252mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	0.986mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	1.036mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	1.828mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	2.065mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.666mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.878mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	1.159mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.662mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g	0.295g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.067g	0.368g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0.185g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A