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Eel vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between eels and crayfish

  • Eels have more vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, crayfish has more copper, selenium, manganese, and folate.
  • Eels' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 75% more.
  • Eels have 17 times more saturated fat than crayfish. Eels have 3.023g of saturated fat, while crayfish has 0.181g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist 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.
Eel
Eel
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 7.8% 31% 24% 9.7% 57% 119% 8.5% 5.2% 45%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 18% 26% 31% 228% 48% 116% 12% 68% 200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130.8%
Contains more IronIron +29.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2262.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1205%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +342.2%
~equal in Phosphorus ~270mg

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.
Eel
Eel
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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 6% 0% 379% 0% 46% 12% 84% 17% 18% 361% 0% 13%
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 3% 0% 5% 30% 13% 20% 43% 35% 18% 269% 0.25% 33%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7480%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +266%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +96.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +158.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.076mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Eel Crayfish DV% diff.
Vitamin A 1137µg 15µg 125%
Copper 0.029mg 0.685mg 73%
Selenium 8.3µg 36.7µg 52%
Vitamin B12 2.89µg 2.15µg 31%
Monounsaturated fat 9.218g 0.244g 22%
Fats 14.95g 1.2g 21%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.522mg 21%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Protein 23.65g 16.77g 14%
Vitamin B3 4.487mg 2.28mg 14%
Saturated fat 3.023g 0.181g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.05mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.5mg 10%
Cholesterol 161mg 133mg 9%
Calories 236kcal 82kcal 8%
Folate 17µg 44µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.28mg 0.58mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.214g 0.367g 6%
Calcium 26mg 60mg 3%
Zinc 2.08mg 1.76mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.051mg 0.085mg 3%
Magnesium 26mg 33mg 2%
Potassium 349mg 296mg 2%
Iron 0.64mg 0.83mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0.9mg 1%
Phosphorus 277mg 270mg 1%
Sodium 65mg 94mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 10g 20g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 100kcal 49kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 42g 122g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.5 3.4 N/A
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.076mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.265mg 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 1.037mg 0.676mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.09mg 0.811mg 0%
Leucine 1.922mg 1.329mg 0%
Lysine 2.171mg 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.7mg 0.472mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.923mg 0.706mg 0%
Valine 1.218mg 0.786mg 0%
Histidine 0.696mg 0.341mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.108g 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.081g 0.047g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.095g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Eel
Eel
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24% 15% 59% 2%
Protein: 23.65 g
Fats: 14.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.31 g
Other: 2.09 g
17% 79% 3%
Protein: 16.77 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.37 g
Other: 2.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +41%
Contains more FatsFats +1145.8%
Contains more WaterWater +33.8%
Contains more OtherOther +27.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Eel
Eel
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22% 69% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.218 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.214 g
23% 31% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.181 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.244 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3677.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +230.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94%

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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. Eel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174194/nutrients
  2. Crayfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174207/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.