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

Canned blue crab100 cal

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

Shrimp, raw100 cal

118 g · 23.6 g protein · 0 g carbs · 0.6 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%62.5%125%
  • Copper109% vs 51%

    0.98 mg vs 0.46 mg

  • Zinc42% vs 14%

    4.6 mg vs 1.6 mg

  • Cholesterollimit39% vs 63%

    117 mg vs 189 mg

  • Sodiumlimit29% vs 6%

    678 mg vs 140 mg

  • Protein43% vs 47%

    21.5 g vs 23.6 g

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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.

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