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Octopus vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between octopus and crab meat?

  • Octopus is higher in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and potassium, yet crab meat is higher in copper and zinc.
  • Octopus's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 1021% more.
  • Octopus has 13 times more iron than crab meat. While octopus has 9.54mg of iron, crab meat has only 0.76mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in crab meat is lower.

We used Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat types 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 43% 32% 56% 358% 246% 92% 120% 60% 6.1% 489%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 18% 23% 29% 394% 208% 120% 140% 5.2% 218%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +79.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +140.5%
Contains more IronIron +1155.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +124%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +126.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~63mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~280mg

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 27% 0% 30% 24% 14% 18% 71% 54% 150% 4500% 0.25% 18%
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 25% 0% 3% 0% 13% 13% 25% 24% 42% 1438% 0% 38%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +182.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +213%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +112.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~7.6mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.053mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Octopus Crab meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 36µg 11.5µg 1021%
Iron 9.54mg 0.76mg 110%
Selenium 89.6µg 40µg 90%
Copper 0.739mg 1.182mg 49%
Zinc 3.36mg 7.62mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.648mg 0.18mg 36%
Sodium 460mg 1072mg 27%
Protein 29.82g 19.35g 21%
Vitamin B3 3.78mg 1.34mg 15%
Choline 81mg 15%
Cholesterol 96mg 53mg 14%
Potassium 630mg 262mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.4mg 10%
Vitamin A 90µg 9µg 9%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 8%
Folate 24µg 51µg 7%
Calcium 106mg 59mg 5%
Calories 164kcal 97kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.055mg 2%
Fats 2.08g 1.54g 1%
Carbs 4.4g 0g 1%
Magnesium 60mg 63mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.453g 0.133g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 18g 20g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 55kcal 50kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 61g 103g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.8 5.4 N/A
Vitamin C 8mg 7.6mg 0%
Net carbs 4.4g 0g N/A
Phosphorus 279mg 280mg 0%
Manganese 0.047mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.053mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.324g 0.185g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.477g 0.536g 0%
Tryptophan 0.334mg 0.269mg 0%
Threonine 1.283mg 0.783mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.298mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 2.099mg 1.536mg 0%
Lysine 2.228mg 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.673mg 0.545mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.069mg 0.817mg 0%
Valine 1.303mg 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.573mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.152g 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.162g 0.118g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 0.031g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 2% 4% 61% 3%
Protein: 29.82 g
Fats: 2.08 g
Carbs: 4.4 g
Water: 60.5 g
Other: 3.2 g
19% 78%
Protein: 19.35 g
Fats: 1.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 77.55 g
Other: 1.56 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.1%
Contains more FatsFats +35.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +105.1%
Contains more WaterWater +28.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 26% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.453 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.324 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.477 g
16% 22% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.133 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.536 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.4%

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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. Octopus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174249/nutrients
  2. Crab meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174202/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.