Crab vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between crab and oysters

Crab has more protein, vitamin B5, and folate; however, oysters is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, and choline.
Oysters covers your daily zinc needs 680% more than crab.
Oysters has 4 times less folate than crab. Crab has 51µg of folate, while oysters has 14µg.
Oysters contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crab

Oysters

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+86.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.5%
Contains more IronIron	+1742%
Contains more CopperCopper	+601.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1963%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-70.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+698.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~35mg

~equal in Selenium ~39.5µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crab

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+123%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+155.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+264.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+56.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+93.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+425.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+566.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~1.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	3.81mg	78.6mg	680%
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	17.5µg	590%
Copper	0.814mg	5.707mg	544%
Iron	0.5mg	9.21mg	109%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.591mg	22%
Sodium	563mg	166mg	17%
Protein	17.88g	11.42g	13%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	0.447mg	11%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.163g	10%
Folate	51µg	14µg	9%
Choline	80.9mg	130mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.18mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.061mg	7%
Cholesterol	97mg	79mg	6%
Phosphorus	234mg	194mg	6%
Selenium	42.9µg	39.5µg	6%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	1.85mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	1.056g	5%
Fats	0.74g	3.42g	4%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0mg	4%
Potassium	259mg	139mg	4%
Calcium	91mg	116mg	3%
Vitamin A	1µg	26µg	3%
Saturated fat	0.201g	0.948g	3%
Carbs	0g	5.45g	2%
Calories	83kcal	102kcal	1%
Vitamin E	1.84mg	1.7mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.036mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	2µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	0.506g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	120g	98g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	5.45g	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	2 IU	0%
Magnesium	36mg	35mg	0%
Sugar	0g	1.23g	N/A
Starch	0g	0.9g	0%
Trans fat	0.014g	0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.101g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.067g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.009g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.005g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.061g	0%