Sardines vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sardines and crab different?

Sardines are higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, calcium, vitamin D*, selenium, and vitamin B3; however, crab is richer in copper and zinc.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for sardines is 234% higher.
Crab has less cholesterol.

Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned are the varieties 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.

Sardines

Crab

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+319.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+53.3%
Contains more IronIron	+484%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+109.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.8%

Contains more CopperCopper	+337.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+190.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

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.

Sardines

Crab

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+247.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+144.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+168.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+766.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+55.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+410%

~equal in Vitamin E ~1.84mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.156mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	8.94µg	3.33µg	234%
Copper	0.186mg	0.814mg	70%
Phosphorus	490mg	234mg	37%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.148g	0.258g	33%
Iron	2.92mg	0.5mg	30%
Calcium	382mg	91mg	29%
Vitamin D*	193 IU	0 IU	24%
Vitamin D	4.8µg	0µg	24%
Zinc	1.31mg	3.81mg	23%
Selenium	52.7µg	42.9µg	18%
Fats	11.45g	0.74g	16%
Vitamin B3	5.245mg	2.747mg	16%
Cholesterol	142mg	97mg	15%
Protein	24.62g	17.88g	13%
Sodium	307mg	563mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.227mg	0.093mg	10%
Folate	10µg	51µg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	3.869g	0.129g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.642mg	0.997mg	7%
Calories	208kcal	83kcal	6%
Saturated fat	1.528g	0.201g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.023mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Potassium	397mg	259mg	4%
Vitamin A	32µg	1µg	3%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	0.3µg	2%
Magnesium	39mg	36mg	1%
Vitamin E	2.04mg	1.84mg	1%
Manganese	0.108mg	0.074mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.167mg	0.156mg	1%
Choline	75mg	80.9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	84kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	48g	120g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.9	1.9	N/A
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.276mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	1.079mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.134mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	2.001mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	2.26mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.729mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.961mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	1.268mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.725mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.473g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.509g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A