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Crab vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between crab and flour

  • Crab has more vitamin B12, copper, and zinc; however, flour is richer in vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% more.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of flour is 72, while the glycemic index of crab is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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%
Flour
Flour
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +506.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +465.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +444.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +26.5%
Contains more IronIron +828%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +821.6%

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
6
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%
Flour
Flour
4
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 0% 0% 0% 1.2% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +127.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3313%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +431.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +114.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +258.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Copper 0.814mg 0.144mg 74%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.785mg 64%
Iron 0.5mg 4.64mg 52%
Folate 51µg 183µg 33%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.494mg 31%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.7mg 28%
Manganese 0.074mg 0.682mg 26%
Carbs 0g 76.31g 25%
Sodium 563mg 2mg 24%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 5.904mg 20%
Phosphorus 234mg 108mg 18%
Selenium 42.9µg 33.9µg 16%
Protein 17.88g 10.33g 15%
Calories 83kcal 364kcal 14%
Choline 80.9mg 10.4mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0.06mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0.438mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.044mg 9%
Calcium 91mg 15mg 8%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 259mg 107mg 4%
Magnesium 36mg 22mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0.413g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 22g 2.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 46kcal 352kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 120g 27g N/A
Fats 0.74g 0.98g 0%
Net carbs 0g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.27g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.201g 0.155g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0.23mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
Crab
3
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Flour
Flour
2
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.1%
Contains more WaterWater +568.5%
Contains more OtherOther +267.4%
Contains more FatsFats +32.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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
Flour
Flour
2
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +48.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60.1%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.