Canned blue crab vs Raw Dungeness crab

Canned blue crabRaw Dungeness crab
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 83 in 100 g of canned blue crab, 86 of raw Dungeness crab. Both get most of their calories from protein.

More in canned blue crab: copper, pantothenic acid (2.8×), cholesterol, sodium and 2 more. More in raw Dungeness crab: vitamin B12 (2.7×), riboflavin and zinc. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Canned blue crab83 cal

17.9 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.74 g fat

Raw Dungeness crab86 cal

17.4 g protein · 0.74 g carbs · 0.97 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 g 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 B123.3 µg · 9 µg
    139%375%
  • Copper0.81 mg · 0.67 mg
    90%75%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)1.0 mg · 0.35 mg
    20%7%
  • Cholesterollimit97 mg · 59 mg
    32%20%
  • Sodiumlimit563 mg · 295 mg
    24%13%
  • Selenium42.9 µg · 37.1 µg
    78%67%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.093 mg · 0.17 mg
    7%13%
  • Zinc3.8 mg · 4.3 mg
    35%39%
  • Phosphorus234 mg · 182 mg
    19%15%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein17.9 g · 17.4 g36%·35%
  • Total fat0.74 g · 0.97 g1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.2 g · 0.13 g1%·1%
  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0.74 g0%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium259 mg · 354 mg6%·8%
  • Calcium91 mg · 46 mg7%·4%
  • Iron0.5 mg · 0.37 mg3%·2%
  • Magnesium36 mg · 45 mg9%·11%
  • Manganese0.074 mg · 0.08 mg3%·3%
  • Vitamin A1 µg · 27 µg<1%·3%
  • Vitamin C3.3 mg · 3.5 mg4%·4%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.023 mg · 0.047 mg2%·4%
  • Niacin (B3)2.7 mg · 3.1 mg17%·20%
  • 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 Dungeness crab (SR Legacy 171968). 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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