Canned blue crab vs Raw blue crab

Canned blue crabRaw blue crab
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 120 g of canned blue crab or 115 g of raw blue crab. Both get most of their calories from protein.

More in canned blue crab: copper, pantothenic acid (3×), selenium, sodium (2×) and 3 more. More in raw blue crab: vitamin B12 (2.6×) and thiamin (3.3×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Canned blue crab100 cal

120 g · 21.5 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.89 g fat

Raw blue crab100 cal

115 g · 20.8 g protein · 0.046 g carbs · 1.2 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%150%300%
  • Vitamin B124 µg · 10.3 µg
    167%431%
  • Copper0.98 mg · 0.77 mg
    109%85%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)1.2 mg · 0.4 mg
    24%8%
  • Selenium51.7 µg · 43 µg
    94%78%
  • Sodiumlimit678 mg · 337 mg
    29%15%
  • Cholesterollimit117 mg · 89.7 mg
    39%30%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.028 mg · 0.092 mg
    2%8%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.11 mg · 0.046 mg
    9%4%
  • Zinc4.6 mg · 4.1 mg
    42%37%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein21.5 g · 20.8 g43%·42%
  • Total fat0.89 g · 1.2 g1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.24 g · 0.26 g1%·1%
  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0.046 g0%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium312 mg · 378 mg7%·8%
  • Calcium110 mg · 102 mg8%·8%
  • Iron0.6 mg · 0.85 mg3%·5%
  • Magnesium43.4 mg · 39.1 mg10%·9%
  • Phosphorus282 mg · 263 mg23%·21%
  • Manganese0.089 mg · 0.17 mg4%·7%
  • Vitamin A1.2 µg · 2.3 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C4 mg · 3.4 mg4%·4%
  • Niacin (B3)3.3 mg · 3.1 mg21%·19%
  • Vitamin B60.19 mg · 0.17 mg11%·10%
  • Folate61.4 µg · 50.6 µg15%·13%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Canned blue crab (SR Legacy 171966), Raw blue crab (SR Legacy 174204). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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