Whitefish vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between whitefish and crab

Whitefish has more phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, and folate.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 99% higher.
Crab has 7 times less vitamin B1 than whitefish. Whitefish has 0.171mg of vitamin B1, while crab has 0.023mg.
Whitefish is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Fish, whitefish, mixed species, 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.

Whitefish

Crab

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+56.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+784.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+164.8%

~equal in Iron ~0.5mg

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

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+643.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+65.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+121.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+246.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	3.33µg	99%
Copper	0.092mg	0.814mg	80%
Selenium	16.2µg	42.9µg	49%
Zinc	1.27mg	3.81mg	23%
Sodium	65mg	563mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.755g	0.258g	17%
Phosphorus	346mg	234mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.156mg	15%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Protein	24.47g	17.88g	13%
Vitamin E		1.84mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.171mg	0.023mg	12%
Fats	7.51g	0.74g	10%
Folate	17µg	51µg	9%
Cholesterol	77mg	97mg	7%
Vitamin B3	3.846mg	2.747mg	7%
Calcium	33mg	91mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.559g	0.129g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.093mg	5%
Calories	172kcal	83kcal	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Potassium	406mg	259mg	4%
Vitamin A	39µg	1µg	4%
Saturated fat	1.162g	0.201g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.997mg	3%
Magnesium	42mg	36mg	1%
Manganese	0.086mg	0.074mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	70kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	120g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.6	1.9	N/A
Iron	0.47mg	0.5mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.3µg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.274mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	1.073mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.128mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	1.989mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	2.248mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.955mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	1.261mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.406g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	1.206g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.209g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A