Canned blue crab vs Shrimp, cooked
In short
One serving each: 71 calories in canned blue crab (3 oz, 85 g), 84 calories in shrimp, cooked (3 oz, 85 g). Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in canned blue crab: copper (2.1×), zinc (2.3×) and sodium (5.1×). More in shrimp, cooked: cholesterol and protein. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
3 oz (85 g) · 15.2 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.63 g fat
3 oz (85 g) · 20.4 g protein · 0.17 g carbs · 0.24 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.
- Copper0.69 mg · 0.32 mg77%36%
- Cholesterollimit82.5 mg · 161 mg27%54%
- Zinc3.2 mg · 1.4 mg29%13%
- Sodiumlimit479 mg · 94.3 mg21%4%
- Protein15.2 g · 20.4 g30%41%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Total fat0.63 g · 0.24 g1%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.17 g · 0.048 g1%·<1%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0.17 g0%·<1%
- Potassium220 mg · 220 mg5%·5%
- Calcium77.3 mg · 59.5 mg6%·5%
- Iron0.42 mg · 0.43 mg2%·2%
- Magnesium30.6 mg · 33.1 mg7%·8%
- Phosphorus199 mg · 201 mg16%·16%
- Manganese0.063 mg · 0.028 mg3%·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.