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Mackerel vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mackerel and crab different?

  • Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, selenium, and magnesium, while crab is higher in copper and zinc.
  • Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 653% more than crab.
  • Mackerel contains 21 times more saturated fat than crab. Mackerel contains 4.176g of saturated fat, while crab contains 0.201g.

Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types were used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 69% 4.5% 35% 59% 31% 26% 119% 11% 2.6% 281%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +169.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.8%
Contains more IronIron +214%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +506.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +766%
Contains more ZincZinc +305.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +270%

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.
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 1.3% 0% 18% 0% 40% 95% 128% 59% 106% 2375% 0% 1.5%
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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 11% 0% 0.33% 37% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +591.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +343%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +149.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +470.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +725%
Contains more FolateFolate +2450%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.997mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 19µg 3.33µg 653%
Copper 0.094mg 0.814mg 80%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.258g 27%
Fats 17.81g 0.74g 26%
Zinc 0.94mg 3.81mg 26%
Vitamin B3 6.85mg 2.747mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.412mg 0.093mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.156mg 23%
Sodium 83mg 563mg 21%
Saturated fat 4.176g 0.201g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 0.129g 17%
Selenium 51.6µg 42.9µg 16%
Magnesium 97mg 36mg 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Iron 1.57mg 0.5mg 13%
Protein 23.85g 17.88g 12%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Folate 2µg 51µg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.023mg 11%
Calories 262kcal 83kcal 9%
Calcium 15mg 91mg 8%
Cholesterol 75mg 97mg 7%
Phosphorus 278mg 234mg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 1µg 6%
Potassium 401mg 259mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 3.3mg 3%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.074mg 2%
Protein per 100 calories 9.1g 22g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 110kcal 46kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 38g 120g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.7 1.9 N/A
Vitamin B5 0.99mg 0.997mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 1.045mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.099mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.938mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.19mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.228mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.702mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.504g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 18% 53% 5%
Protein: 23.85 g
Fats: 17.81 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.27 g
Other: 5.07 g
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2306.8%
Contains more OtherOther +200%
Contains more WaterWater +49.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 45% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.3 g
Crab
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5331%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1566.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%

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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. Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175120/nutrients
  2. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.