Canned blue crab vs Raw Dungeness crab
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
17.9 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.74 g fat
17.4 g protein · 0.74 g carbs · 0.97 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 75%
0.81 mg vs 0.67 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)20% vs 7%
1.0 mg vs 0.35 mg
- Cholesterollimit32% vs 20%
97 mg vs 59 mg
- Sodiumlimit24% vs 13%
563 mg vs 295 mg
- Selenium78% vs 67%
42.9 µg vs 37.1 µg
- Riboflavin (B2)7% vs 13%
0.093 mg vs 0.17 mg
- Zinc35% vs 39%
3.8 mg vs 4.3 mg
- Phosphorus19% vs 15%
234 mg vs 182 mg
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.