Tilapia vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tilapia and crab

Tilapia has more selenium, vitamin D* and vitamin B3, while crab has more copper, vitamin B12, zinc, folate, and calcium.
Crab covers your daily need for copper, 82% more than tilapia.
The amount of cholesterol in tilapia is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, tilapia, cooked, dry 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.

Tilapia

Crab

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+46.7%
Contains more IronIron	+38%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+26.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+550%
Contains more CopperCopper	+985.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+829.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

~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.

Tilapia

Crab

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+304.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+72.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+132.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+79%
Contains more FolateFolate	+750%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.075mg	0.814mg	82%
Vitamin B12	1.86µg	3.33µg	61%
Zinc	0.41mg	3.81mg	31%
Sodium	56mg	563mg	22%
Selenium	54.4µg	42.9µg	21%
Vitamin D*	150 IU	0 IU	19%
Vitamin D	3.7µg	0µg	19%
Protein	26.15g	17.88g	17%
Cholesterol	57mg	97mg	13%
Vitamin B3	4.745mg	2.747mg	12%
Folate	6µg	51µg	11%
Calcium	14mg	91mg	8%
Vitamin E	0.79mg	1.84mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.664mg	0.997mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.093mg	0.023mg	6%
Choline	51.3mg	80.9mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Potassium	380mg	259mg	4%
Phosphorus	204mg	234mg	4%
Fats	2.65g	0.74g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.156mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.94g	0.201g	3%
Calories	128kcal	83kcal	2%
Iron	0.69mg	0.5mg	2%
Manganese	0.037mg	0.074mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.093mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.955g	0.129g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.6g	0.258g	2%
Vitamin K	0.9µg	0.3µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	78g	120g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.9	N/A
Magnesium	34mg	36mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	1.156mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.22mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	2.04mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	2.315mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.766mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.05mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	1.28mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.585mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.13g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.045g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.06g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.015g	0.005g	N/A