Canned blue crab vs Shrimp, cooked
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 120 g of canned blue crab or 101 g of shrimp, cooked. Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in canned blue crab: copper (2.6×), zinc (2.8×) and sodium (6×). More in shrimp, cooked: cholesterol and protein. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
120 g · 21.5 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.89 g fat
101 g · 24.2 g protein · 0.2 g carbs · 0.28 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 calories 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.
- Copper0.98 mg · 0.38 mg109%43%
- Zinc4.6 mg · 1.7 mg42%15%
- Cholesterollimit117 mg · 191 mg39%64%
- Sodiumlimit678 mg · 112 mg29%5%
- Protein21.5 g · 24.2 g43%48%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Total fat0.89 g · 0.28 g1%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.24 g · 0.057 g1%·<1%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0.2 g0%·<1%
- Potassium312 mg · 262 mg7%·6%
- Calcium110 mg · 70.7 mg8%·5%
- Iron0.6 mg · 0.52 mg3%·3%
- Magnesium43.4 mg · 39.4 mg10%·9%
- Phosphorus282 mg · 239 mg23%·19%
- Manganese0.089 mg · 0.033 mg4%·1%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Canned blue crab (SR Legacy 171966), Shrimp, cooked (SR Legacy 175180). 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.