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Crab vs. Trout — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between crab and trout

  • Crab has more copper, zinc, and selenium; however, trout is richer in vitamin D*, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
  • Trout's daily need coverage for vitamin D* is 95% more.
  • Crab contains 15 times more copper than trout. Crab contains 0.814mg of copper, while trout contains 0.055mg.
  • Trout contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Fish, trout, rainbow, farmed, 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
Crab
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Trout
Trout
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 9% 40% 14% 18% 15% 116% 8% 1.7% 153%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +203.3%
Contains more IronIron +38.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1380%
Contains more ZincZinc +605.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +469.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +52.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.2%

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
Crab
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 11% 0% 0.33% 37% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38%
Trout
Trout
9
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 9.7% 285% 33% 56% 36% 25% 125% 119% 89% 514% 0.25% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +325%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +51.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +521.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +141.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +99.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +147.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +23.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Trout DV% diff.
Vitamin D* 0 IU 759 IU 95%
Vitamin D 0µg 19µg 95%
Copper 0.814mg 0.055mg 84%
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 4.11µg 33%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.54mg 30%
Selenium 42.9µg 28.1µg 27%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 6.646mg 24%
Sodium 563mg 61mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 1.99mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.386mg 18%
Protein 17.88g 23.8g 12%
Vitamin A 1µg 100µg 11%
Fats 0.74g 7.38g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.143mg 10%
Folate 51µg 12µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 1.799g 10%
Cholesterol 97mg 70mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.201g 1.651g 7%
Calcium 91mg 30mg 6%
Potassium 259mg 450mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 2.79mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 2.363g 6%
Phosphorus 234mg 270mg 5%
Calories 83kcal 168kcal 4%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.013mg 3%
Iron 0.5mg 0.36mg 2%
Magnesium 36mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.107mg 1%
Choline 80.9mg 77.6mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 22g 14g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 46kcal 71kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 120g 60g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.9 2.5 N/A
Vitamin C 3.3mg 2.9mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g 0.056g N/A
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.279mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 1.092mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 1.148mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 2.025mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 2.287mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.738mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.973mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 1.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.733mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0.259g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0.616g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0.109g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g 0.047g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
Crab
2
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Trout
Trout
2
24% 7% 69%
Protein: 23.8 g
Fats: 7.38 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.72 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more WaterWater +16%
Contains more OtherOther +1590%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.1%
Contains more FatsFats +897.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
Crab
1
34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Trout
Trout
2
28% 41% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.651 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.363 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.799 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1731.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +597.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/nutrients
  2. Trout - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173718/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.