Raw blue crab vs Canned blue crab
In short
One serving each: 74 calories in raw blue crab (3 oz, 85 g), 71 calories in canned blue crab (3 oz, 85 g). Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in raw blue crab: vitamin B12 (2.7×) and thiamin (3.5×). More in canned blue crab: copper, pantothenic acid (2.8×), sodium, selenium and cholesterol. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
3 oz (85 g) · 15.4 g protein · 0.034 g carbs · 0.92 g fat
3 oz (85 g) · 15.2 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.63 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin B12319% vs 118%
7.7 µg vs 2.8 µg
- Copper63% vs 77%
0.57 mg vs 0.69 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)6% vs 17%
0.3 mg vs 0.85 mg
- Sodiumlimit11% vs 21%
249 mg vs 479 mg
- Selenium58% vs 66%
31.8 µg vs 36.5 µg
- Cholesterollimit22% vs 27%
66.3 mg vs 82.5 mg
- Thiamin (B1)6% vs 2%
0.068 mg vs 0.02 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein15.4 g · 15.2 g31%·30%
- Total fat0.92 g · 0.63 g1%·1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.19 g · 0.17 g1%·1%
- Carbohydrates0.034 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium280 mg · 220 mg6%·5%
- Calcium75.7 mg · 77.3 mg6%·6%
- Iron0.63 mg · 0.42 mg3%·2%
- Magnesium28.9 mg · 30.6 mg7%·7%
- Phosphorus195 mg · 199 mg16%·16%
- Zinc3 mg · 3.2 mg27%·29%
- Manganese0.13 mg · 0.063 mg6%·3%
- Vitamin A1.7 µg · 0.85 µg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin C2.5 mg · 2.8 mg3%·3%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.034 mg · 0.079 mg3%·6%
- Niacin (B3)2.3 mg · 2.3 mg14%·15%
- Vitamin B60.13 mg · 0.13 mg8%·8%
- Folate37.4 µg · 43.4 µg9%·11%
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.