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Octopus vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between octopus and crab

  • Octopus is higher in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin A; however, crab is richer in copper and folate.
  • Octopus's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 1361% higher.
  • Octopus has 150 times more vitamin A than crab. While octopus has 300 IU of vitamin A, crab has only 2 IU.

The food types used in this comparison are Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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%
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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 +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.2%
Contains more IronIron +1808%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +108.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +10.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +57.4%

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%
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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 CVitamin C +142.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +147.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +315.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +981.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +112.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Octopus Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 36µg 3.33µg 1361%
Iron 9.54mg 0.5mg 113%
Selenium 89.6µg 42.9µg 85%
Vitamin B6 0.648mg 0.156mg 38%
Protein 29.82g 17.88g 24%
Potassium 630mg 259mg 11%
Vitamin A 90µg 1µg 10%
Copper 0.739mg 0.814mg 8%
Folate 24µg 51µg 7%
Magnesium 60mg 36mg 6%
Phosphorus 279mg 234mg 6%
Vitamin B3 3.78mg 2.747mg 6%
Vitamin C 8mg 3.3mg 5%
Calories 164kcal 83kcal 4%
Zinc 3.36mg 3.81mg 4%
Sodium 460mg 563mg 4%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 1.84mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.023mg 3%
Fats 2.08g 0.74g 2%
Calcium 106mg 91mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.997mg 2%
Carbs 4.4g 0g 1%
Manganese 0.047mg 0.074mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.093mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.453g 0.201g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.477g 0.258g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 18g 22g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 55kcal 46kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 61g 120g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.8 1.9 N/A
Net carbs 4.4g 0g N/A
Cholesterol 96mg 97mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Choline 81mg 80.9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.324g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.334mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 1.283mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.298mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 2.099mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.228mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.673mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.069mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.303mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.573mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.152g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.162g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g 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
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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 +66.8%
Contains more FatsFats +181.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +89.3%
Contains more WaterWater +31.7%

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
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 +151.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.6%

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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. Octopus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174249/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.