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Pork vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork and crab

  • Pork has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3, while crab has more vitamin B12, copper, zinc, and folate.
  • Crab covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 110% more than pork.
  • Pork contains 38 times more vitamin B1 than crab. While pork contains 0.877mg of vitamin B1, crab contains only 0.023mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in crab is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled 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.
Pork
Pork
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Crab
Crab
5
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 +63.3%
Contains more IronIron +74%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +378.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1015.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +59.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +722.2%
~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.
Pork
Pork
6
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 2% 20% 0.67% 5.8% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8%
Crab
Crab
6
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3713%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +245.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +83.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +197.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +450%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +534.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +375.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +920%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 3.33µg 110%
Copper 0.073mg 0.814mg 82%
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0.023mg 71%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0.156mg 24%
Saturated fat 5.23g 0.201g 23%
Sodium 62mg 563mg 22%
Fats 13.92g 0.74g 20%
Protein 27.32g 17.88g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.093mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 0.129g 15%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 2.747mg 14%
Zinc 2.39mg 3.81mg 13%
Folate 5µg 51µg 12%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 1.84mg 10%
Calories 242kcal 83kcal 8%
Vitamin D* 53 IU 0 IU 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Calcium 19mg 91mg 7%
Cholesterol 80mg 97mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 0.997mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 0.258g 6%
Potassium 423mg 259mg 5%
Iron 0.87mg 0.5mg 5%
Selenium 45.3µg 42.9µg 4%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 3.3mg 3%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.074mg 3%
Magnesium 28mg 36mg 2%
Phosphorus 246mg 234mg 2%
Choline 93.9mg 80.9mg 2%
Protein per 100 calories 11g 22g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 89kcal 46kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 41g 120g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.4 1.9 N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
Pork
2
27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 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 +52.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1781.1%
Contains more WaterWater +37.7%
Contains more OtherOther +89.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
Pork
2
41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 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 +4698.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +365.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.2%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.