Raw blue crab vs Canned blue crab

Raw blue crabCanned blue crab
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 115 g of raw blue crab or 120 g of canned blue crab. Both get most of their calories from protein.

More in raw blue crab: vitamin B12 (2.6×) and thiamin (3.3×). More in canned blue crab: copper, pantothenic acid (3×), selenium, sodium (2×) and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Raw blue crab100 cal

115 g · 20.8 g protein · 0.046 g carbs · 1.2 g fat

Canned blue crab100 cal

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

0%150%300%
  • Vitamin B1210.3 µg · 4 µg
    431%167%
  • Copper0.77 mg · 0.98 mg
    85%109%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.4 mg · 1.2 mg
    8%24%
  • Selenium43 µg · 51.7 µg
    78%94%
  • Sodiumlimit337 mg · 678 mg
    15%29%
  • Cholesterollimit89.7 mg · 117 mg
    30%39%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.092 mg · 0.028 mg
    8%2%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.046 mg · 0.11 mg
    4%9%
  • Zinc4.1 mg · 4.6 mg
    37%42%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein20.8 g · 21.5 g42%·43%
  • Total fat1.2 g · 0.89 g2%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.26 g · 0.24 g1%·1%
  • Carbohydrates0.046 g · 0 g<1%·0%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium378 mg · 312 mg8%·7%
  • Calcium102 mg · 110 mg8%·8%
  • Iron0.85 mg · 0.6 mg5%·3%
  • Magnesium39.1 mg · 43.4 mg9%·10%
  • Phosphorus263 mg · 282 mg21%·23%
  • Manganese0.17 mg · 0.089 mg7%·4%
  • Vitamin A2.3 µg · 1.2 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C3.4 mg · 4 mg4%·4%
  • Niacin (B3)3.1 mg · 3.3 mg19%·21%
  • Vitamin B60.17 mg · 0.19 mg10%·11%
  • Folate50.6 µg · 61.4 µg13%·15%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Raw blue crab (SR Legacy 174204), Canned blue crab (SR Legacy 171966). 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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