Raw blue crab vs Shrimp, cooked
In short
Gram for gram, there are 14% more calories in shrimp, cooked than in raw blue crab (99 vs 87 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in raw blue crab: copper, zinc (2.2×), sodium (2.6×) and manganese (4.5×). More in shrimp, cooked: cholesterol (2.4×) and protein. 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
24 g protein · 0.2 g carbs · 0.28 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.
- Cholesterollimit26% vs 63%
78 mg vs 189 mg
- Copper74% vs 42%
0.67 mg vs 0.38 mg
- Zinc32% vs 15%
3.5 mg vs 1.6 mg
- Protein36% vs 48%
18.1 g vs 24 g
- Sodiumlimit13% vs 5%
293 mg vs 111 mg
- Manganese7% vs 1%
0.15 mg vs 0.033 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Total fat1.1 g · 0.28 g1%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.22 g · 0.056 g1%·<1%
- Carbohydrates0.04 g · 0.2 g<1%·<1%
- Potassium329 mg · 259 mg7%·6%
- Calcium89 mg · 70 mg7%·5%
- Iron0.74 mg · 0.51 mg4%·3%
- Magnesium34 mg · 39 mg8%·9%
- Phosphorus229 mg · 237 mg18%·19%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12.
From USDA FoodData Central: Raw blue crab (SR Legacy 174204), Shrimp, cooked (SR Legacy 175180). 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.