Canned blue crab vs Raw queen crab

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 120 g of canned blue crab or 111 g of raw queen crab. Both get most of their calories from protein.

More in canned blue crab: copper, selenium, cholesterol, pantothenic acid (3.1×) and 3 more. More in raw queen crab: vitamin B12 (2.5×), iron (4.6×), riboflavin, vitamin A and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Canned blue crab100 cal

120 g · 21.5 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.89 g fat

Raw queen crab100 cal

111 g · 20.6 g protein · 0 g carbs · 1.3 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 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%150%300%
  • Vitamin B12167% vs 417%

    4 µg vs 10 µg

  • Copper109% vs 70%

    0.98 mg vs 0.63 mg

  • Selenium94% vs 70%

    51.7 µg vs 38.4 µg

  • Cholesterollimit39% vs 20%

    117 mg vs 61.1 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)24% vs 8%

    1.2 mg vs 0.39 mg

  • Zinc42% vs 28%

    4.6 mg vs 3.1 mg

  • Iron3% vs 15%

    0.6 mg vs 2.8 mg

  • Phosphorus23% vs 12%

    282 mg vs 148 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)9% vs 17%

    0.11 mg vs 0.22 mg

  • Calcium8% vs 2%

    110 mg vs 28.9 mg

  • Vitamin A<1% vs 6%

    1.2 µg vs 50 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)2% vs 7%

    0.028 mg vs 0.089 mg

  • Vitamin C4% vs 9%

    4 mg vs 7.8 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein21.5 g · 20.6 g43%·41%
  • Total fat0.89 g · 1.3 g1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.24 g · 0.16 g1%·1%
  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit678 mg · 599 mg29%·26%
  • Potassium312 mg · 192 mg7%·4%
  • Magnesium43.4 mg · 54.4 mg10%·13%
  • Manganese0.089 mg · 0.033 mg4%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)3.3 mg · 2.8 mg21%·17%
  • Vitamin B60.19 mg · 0.17 mg11%·10%
  • Folate61.4 µg · 48.9 µg15%·12%

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 queen crab (SR Legacy 171969). 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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