Raw blue crab vs Canned blue crab
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 87 in 100 g of raw blue crab, 83 of canned blue crab. 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 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
18.1 g protein · 0.04 g carbs · 1.1 g fat
17.9 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.74 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 g 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 B12375% vs 139%
9 µg vs 3.3 µg
- Copper74% vs 90%
0.67 mg vs 0.81 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)7% vs 20%
0.35 mg vs 1.0 mg
- Sodiumlimit13% vs 24%
293 mg vs 563 mg
- Selenium68% vs 78%
37.4 µg vs 42.9 µg
- Cholesterollimit26% vs 32%
78 mg vs 97 mg
- Thiamin (B1)7% vs 2%
0.08 mg vs 0.023 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)3% vs 7%
0.04 mg vs 0.093 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein18.1 g · 17.9 g36%·36%
- Total fat1.1 g · 0.74 g1%·1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.22 g · 0.2 g1%·1%
- Carbohydrates0.04 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium329 mg · 259 mg7%·6%
- Calcium89 mg · 91 mg7%·7%
- Iron0.74 mg · 0.5 mg4%·3%
- Magnesium34 mg · 36 mg8%·9%
- Phosphorus229 mg · 234 mg18%·19%
- Zinc3.5 mg · 3.8 mg32%·35%
- Manganese0.15 mg · 0.074 mg7%·3%
- Vitamin A2 µg · 1 µg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin C3 mg · 3.3 mg3%·4%
- Niacin (B3)2.7 mg · 2.7 mg17%·17%
- Vitamin B60.15 mg · 0.16 mg9%·9%
- Folate44 µg · 51 µg11%·13%
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.