Crab vs. Herring — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crab and herring

Crab is higher in copper and zinc; however, herring is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin D*, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, iron, and phosphorus.
Herring's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 409% higher.
Crab has 7 times more copper than herring. While crab has 0.814mg of copper, herring has only 0.118mg.
Herring has less sodium.

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Fish, herring, Atlantic, 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.

Crab

Herring

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23%
Contains more CopperCopper	+589.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+85%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.8%
Contains more IronIron	+182%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-79.6%

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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

Herring

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+371.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+34.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+325%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+387%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+221.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+50.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+294.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	13.14µg	409%
Copper	0.814mg	0.118mg	77%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	214 IU	27%
Vitamin D	0µg	5.4µg	27%
Zinc	3.81mg	1.27mg	23%
Sodium	563mg	115mg	19%
Fats	0.74g	11.59g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	2.735g	17%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.299mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.348mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	4.79g	12%
Iron	0.5mg	1.41mg	11%
Saturated fat	0.201g	2.615g	11%
Protein	17.88g	23.03g	10%
Phosphorus	234mg	303mg	10%
Folate	51µg	12µg	10%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	4.124mg	9%
Cholesterol	97mg	77mg	7%
Selenium	42.9µg	46.8µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.112mg	7%
Calories	83kcal	203kcal	6%
Potassium	259mg	419mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	0.74mg	5%
Vitamin A	1µg	36µg	4%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0.7mg	3%
Vitamin E	1.84mg	1.37mg	3%
Calcium	91mg	74mg	2%
Magnesium	36mg	41mg	1%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.04mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	120g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	2.9	N/A
Vitamin K	0.3µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.014g		N/A
Choline	80.9mg	83.3mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.258mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	1.01mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	1.061mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	1.872mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	2.115mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.682mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.899mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.678mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g	0.909g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.067g	1.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0.071g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A