Whitefish vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between whitefish and crab meat

Whitefish has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, crab meat is richer in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, and selenium.
Crab meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 439% more than whitefish.
Crab meat has 3 times less vitamin B1 than whitefish. Whitefish has 0.171mg of vitamin B1, while crab meat has 0.053mg.
Whitefish contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, whitefish, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat.

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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.

Whitefish

Crab meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+55%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+115%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+78.8%
Contains more IronIron	+61.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1184.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+146.9%

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.

Whitefish

Crab meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+222.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+180%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+187%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+116.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+92.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1097.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	11.5µg	439%
Copper	0.092mg	1.182mg	121%
Zinc	1.27mg	7.62mg	58%
Sodium	65mg	1072mg	44%
Selenium	16.2µg	40µg	43%
Vitamin B3	3.846mg	1.34mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.755g	0.536g	15%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.18mg	13%
Protein	24.47g	19.35g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.171mg	0.053mg	10%
Fats	7.51g	1.54g	9%
Phosphorus	346mg	280mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.4mg	9%
Folate	17µg	51µg	9%
Vitamin C	0mg	7.6mg	8%
Cholesterol	77mg	53mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.055mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	2.559g	0.185g	6%
Magnesium	42mg	63mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.162g	0.133g	5%
Calories	172kcal	97kcal	4%
Potassium	406mg	262mg	4%
Iron	0.47mg	0.76mg	4%
Calcium	33mg	59mg	3%
Vitamin A	39µg	9µg	3%
Manganese	0.086mg	0.04mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	70kcal	50kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	103g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.6	5.4	N/A
Tryptophan	0.274mg	0.269mg	0%
Threonine	1.073mg	0.783mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.128mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.989mg	1.536mg	0%
Lysine	2.248mg	1.684mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.955mg	0.817mg	0%
Valine	1.261mg	0.91mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.406g	0.295g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	1.206g	0.118g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.209g	0.031g	N/A