Canned blue crab vs Raw blue crab
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 83 in 100 g of canned blue crab, 87 of raw blue crab. Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in canned blue crab: copper, pantothenic acid (2.8×), sodium, selenium and 2 more. 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
17.9 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.74 g fat
18.1 g protein · 0.04 g carbs · 1.1 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g 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 B12139% vs 375%
3.3 µg vs 9 µg
- Copper90% vs 74%
0.81 mg vs 0.67 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)20% vs 7%
1.0 mg vs 0.35 mg
- Sodiumlimit24% vs 13%
563 mg vs 293 mg
- Selenium78% vs 68%
42.9 µg vs 37.4 µg
- Cholesterollimit32% vs 26%
97 mg vs 78 mg
- Thiamin (B1)2% vs 7%
0.023 mg vs 0.08 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)7% vs 3%
0.093 mg vs 0.04 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein17.9 g · 18.1 g36%·36%
- Total fat0.74 g · 1.1 g1%·1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.2 g · 0.22 g1%·1%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0.04 g0%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium259 mg · 329 mg6%·7%
- Calcium91 mg · 89 mg7%·7%
- Iron0.5 mg · 0.74 mg3%·4%
- Magnesium36 mg · 34 mg9%·8%
- Phosphorus234 mg · 229 mg19%·18%
- Zinc3.8 mg · 3.5 mg35%·32%
- Manganese0.074 mg · 0.15 mg3%·7%
- Vitamin A1 µg · 2 µg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin C3.3 mg · 3 mg4%·3%
- Niacin (B3)2.7 mg · 2.7 mg17%·17%
- Vitamin B60.16 mg · 0.15 mg9%·9%
- Folate51 µg · 44 µg13%·11%
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.