Mackerel vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mackerel and crab different?

Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, fats, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and selenium, while crab is higher in copper and zinc.
Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12 653% more than crab.
Mackerel contains 24 times more fats than crab. Mackerel contains 17.81g of fats, while crab contains 0.74g.
Crab is lower in saturated fat.

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

Mackerel

Crab

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

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.

Mackerel

Crab

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 Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2450%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.997mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			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