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Salmon vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are salmon and crab different?

  • Salmon is richer in vitamin D*, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1, while crab is higher in copper, zinc, and vitamin B12.
  • Crab covers your daily need for copper, 85% more than salmon.
  • Crab is lower in saturated fat.

Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, 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.
Salmon
Salmon
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 4.5% 34% 13% 16% 12% 108% 8% 2.1% 226%
Crab
Crab
6
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 PotassiumPotassium +48.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +506.7%
Contains more IronIron +47.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1561.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +786%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +362.5%
~equal in Phosphorus ~234mg
~equal in Selenium ~42.9µg

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.
Salmon
Salmon
8
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 12% 197% 23% 23% 85% 31% 151% 89% 149% 350% 0.25% 26%
Crab
Crab
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 11% 0% 0.33% 37% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1378.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +192.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +314.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +18.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salmon Crab DV% diff.
Copper 0.049mg 0.814mg 85%
Vitamin D* 526 IU 0 IU 66%
Vitamin D 13.1µg 0µg 66%
Vitamin B6 0.647mg 0.156mg 38%
Vitamin B3 8.045mg 2.747mg 33%
Zinc 0.43mg 3.81mg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.553g 0.258g 29%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.023mg 26%
Sodium 61mg 563mg 22%
Vitamin B12 2.8µg 3.33µg 22%
Fats 12.35g 0.74g 18%
Cholesterol 63mg 97mg 11%
Vitamin B5 1.475mg 0.997mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.397g 0.201g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 4.181g 0.129g 10%
Protein 22.1g 17.88g 8%
Calcium 15mg 91mg 8%
Vitamin A 69µg 1µg 8%
Calories 206kcal 83kcal 6%
Vitamin E 1.14mg 1.84mg 5%
Potassium 384mg 259mg 4%
Folate 34µg 51µg 4%
Phosphorus 252mg 234mg 3%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.074mg 3%
Selenium 41.4µg 42.9µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.093mg 3%
Iron 0.34mg 0.5mg 2%
Choline 90.5mg 80.9mg 2%
Magnesium 30mg 36mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 11g 22g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 93kcal 46kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 49g 120g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.6 1.9 N/A
Vitamin C 3.7mg 3.3mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.969mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.018mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.796mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.03mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.654mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.863mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.139mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.651mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.69g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.457g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.17g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salmon
Salmon
2
22% 12% 65%
Protein: 22.1 g
Fats: 12.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.75 g
Other: 0.8 g
Crab
Crab
2
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 +23.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1568.9%
Contains more WaterWater +23.1%
Contains more OtherOther +111.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salmon
Salmon
2
22% 38% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.397 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.553 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3141.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1664.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.6%

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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. Salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175168/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.