Crab vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab and mackerel different?

Crab is richer in copper and zinc, while mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, selenium, and magnesium.
Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 653% more than crab.
Crab contains 9 times more copper than mackerel. Crab contains 0.814mg of copper, while mackerel contains 0.094mg.
Mackerel is lower in sodium.

Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat types were used 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

Mackerel

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+506.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+766%
Contains more ZincZinc	+305.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+270%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+169.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+54.8%
Contains more IronIron	+214%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.3%

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

Mackerel

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+725%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2450%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+591.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+343%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+149.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+194.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+470.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.99mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	19µg	653%
Copper	0.814mg	0.094mg	80%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	4.3g	27%
Fats	0.74g	17.81g	26%
Zinc	3.81mg	0.94mg	26%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	6.85mg	26%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.412mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.46mg	23%
Sodium	563mg	83mg	21%
Saturated fat	0.201g	4.176g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	7.006g	17%
Selenium	42.9µg	51.6µg	16%
Magnesium	36mg	97mg	15%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Iron	0.5mg	1.57mg	13%
Protein	17.88g	23.85g	12%
Vitamin E	1.84mg		12%
Folate	51µg	2µg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.159mg	11%
Calories	83kcal	262kcal	9%
Calcium	91mg	15mg	8%
Cholesterol	97mg	75mg	7%
Phosphorus	234mg	278mg	6%
Vitamin A	1µg	54µg	6%
Potassium	259mg	401mg	4%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0.4mg	3%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.02mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	9.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	110kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	120g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	2.7	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	0.99mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg		0%
Trans fat	0.014g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	1.045mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	1.938mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	2.19mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.706mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	1.228mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.702mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.067g	0.699g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0.106g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A