Crab vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crab and turkey meat?

Crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin E, yet turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, protein, and vitamin B2.
Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 96% more.
Crab has 26 times more vitamin E than turkey meat. While crab has 1.84mg of vitamin E, turkey meat has only 0.07mg.
The amount of sodium in turkey meat is lower.

We used Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types in this article.

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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

Turkey meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+550%
Contains more CopperCopper	+775.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+428.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44%

Contains more IronIron	+118%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.7%

~equal in Potassium ~239mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~223mg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2528.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+226.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+466.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+202.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+248.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+294.9%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.948mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.33µg	1.02µg	96%
Copper	0.814mg	0.093mg	80%
Vitamin B3	2.747mg	9.573mg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.156mg	0.616mg	35%
Selenium	42.9µg	29.8µg	24%
Protein	17.88g	28.55g	21%
Sodium	563mg	103mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.093mg	0.281mg	14%
Zinc	3.81mg	2.48mg	12%
Vitamin E	1.84mg	0.07mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.258g	2.119g	12%
Folate	51µg	9µg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.841g	11%
Fats	0.74g	7.39g	10%
Saturated fat	0.201g	2.155g	9%
Calcium	91mg	14mg	8%
Iron	0.5mg	1.09mg	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.105g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.129g	2.647g	6%
Calories	83kcal	189kcal	5%
Vitamin C	3.3mg	0mg	4%
Cholesterol	97mg	109mg	4%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.014mg	3%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	15 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Phosphorus	234mg	223mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.045mg	2%
Magnesium	36mg	30mg	1%
Potassium	259mg	239mg	1%
Vitamin A	1µg	12µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.997mg	0.948mg	1%
Choline	80.9mg	87.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	66kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	120g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.014g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.226mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.727mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.776mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.307mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.386mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.452mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.708mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.806mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.393mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.101g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.067g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.009g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.005g	0.014g	N/A