Canned blue crab vs Raw blue crab
In short
One serving each: 71 calories in canned blue crab (3 oz, 85 g), 74 calories in raw blue crab (3 oz, 85 g). Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in canned blue crab: copper, pantothenic acid (2.8×), sodium, selenium and cholesterol. More in raw blue crab: vitamin B12 (2.7×) and thiamin (3.5×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
3 oz (85 g) · 15.2 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.63 g fat
3 oz (85 g) · 15.4 g protein · 0.034 g carbs · 0.92 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin B12118% vs 319%
2.8 µg vs 7.7 µg
- Copper77% vs 63%
0.69 mg vs 0.57 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)17% vs 6%
0.85 mg vs 0.3 mg
- Sodiumlimit21% vs 11%
479 mg vs 249 mg
- Selenium66% vs 58%
36.5 µg vs 31.8 µg
- Cholesterollimit27% vs 22%
82.5 mg vs 66.3 mg
- Thiamin (B1)2% vs 6%
0.02 mg vs 0.068 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein15.2 g · 15.4 g30%·31%
- Total fat0.63 g · 0.92 g1%·1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.17 g · 0.19 g1%·1%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0.034 g0%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium220 mg · 280 mg5%·6%
- Calcium77.3 mg · 75.7 mg6%·6%
- Iron0.42 mg · 0.63 mg2%·3%
- Magnesium30.6 mg · 28.9 mg7%·7%
- Phosphorus199 mg · 195 mg16%·16%
- Zinc3.2 mg · 3 mg29%·27%
- Manganese0.063 mg · 0.13 mg3%·6%
- Vitamin A0.85 µg · 1.7 µg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin C2.8 mg · 2.5 mg3%·3%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.079 mg · 0.034 mg6%·3%
- Niacin (B3)2.3 mg · 2.3 mg15%·14%
- Vitamin B60.13 mg · 0.13 mg8%·8%
- Folate43.4 µg · 37.4 µg11%·9%
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.