Canned blue crab vs Shrimp, raw
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 120 g of canned blue crab or 118 g of shrimp, raw. Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in canned blue crab: copper (2.1×), zinc (2.9×) and sodium (4.8×). More in shrimp, raw: 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
118 g · 23.6 g protein · 0 g carbs · 0.6 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 · 0.46 mg109%51%
- Zinc4.6 mg · 1.6 mg42%14%
- Cholesterollimit117 mg · 189 mg39%63%
- Sodiumlimit678 mg · 140 mg29%6%
- Protein21.5 g · 23.6 g43%47%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Total fat0.89 g · 0.6 g1%·1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.24 g · 0.12 g1%·1%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium312 mg · 311 mg7%·7%
- Calcium110 mg · 75.3 mg8%·6%
- Iron0.6 mg · 0.61 mg3%·3%
- Magnesium43.4 mg · 41.2 mg10%·10%
- Phosphorus282 mg · 252 mg23%·20%
- Manganese0.089 mg · 0.039 mg4%·2%
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, raw (SR Legacy 175179). 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.