Canned blue crab vs Raw Dungeness crab

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Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 71 calories in canned blue crab (3 oz, 85 g), 73 calories in raw Dungeness crab (3 oz, 85 g). Both get most of their calories from protein.

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

Calories, and where they come from

Canned blue crab71 cal

3 oz (85 g) · 15.2 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.63 g fat

Raw Dungeness crab73 cal

3 oz (85 g) · 14.8 g protein · 0.63 g carbs · 0.82 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%150%300%
  • Vitamin B122.8 µg · 7.7 µg
    118%319%
  • Copper0.69 mg · 0.57 mg
    77%64%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.85 mg · 0.3 mg
    17%6%
  • Cholesterollimit82.5 mg · 50.1 mg
    27%17%
  • Sodiumlimit479 mg · 251 mg
    21%11%
  • Selenium36.5 µg · 31.5 µg
    66%57%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.079 mg · 0.14 mg
    6%11%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein15.2 g · 14.8 g30%·30%
  • Total fat0.63 g · 0.82 g1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.17 g · 0.11 g1%·1%
  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0.63 g0%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium220 mg · 301 mg5%·6%
  • Calcium77.3 mg · 39.1 mg6%·3%
  • Iron0.42 mg · 0.31 mg2%·2%
  • Magnesium30.6 mg · 38.3 mg7%·9%
  • Phosphorus199 mg · 155 mg16%·12%
  • Zinc3.2 mg · 3.6 mg29%·33%
  • Manganese0.063 mg · 0.068 mg3%·3%
  • Vitamin A0.85 µg · 22.9 µg<1%·3%
  • Vitamin C2.8 mg · 3 mg3%·3%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.02 mg · 0.04 mg2%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)2.3 mg · 2.7 mg15%·17%
  • 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 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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