Raw blue crab vs Shrimp, raw
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 115 g of raw blue crab or 118 g of shrimp, raw. Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in raw blue crab: copper, zinc (2.6×), sodium (2.4×) and manganese (4.4×). More in shrimp, raw: cholesterol (2.1×) and protein. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
115 g · 20.8 g protein · 0.046 g carbs · 1.2 g fat
118 g · 23.6 g protein · 0 g carbs · 0.6 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.
- Copper0.77 mg · 0.46 mg85%51%
- Cholesterollimit89.7 mg · 189 mg30%63%
- Zinc4.1 mg · 1.6 mg37%14%
- Sodiumlimit337 mg · 140 mg15%6%
- Manganese0.17 mg · 0.039 mg7%2%
- Protein20.8 g · 23.6 g42%47%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Total fat1.2 g · 0.6 g2%·1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.26 g · 0.12 g1%·1%
- Carbohydrates0.046 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Potassium378 mg · 311 mg8%·7%
- Calcium102 mg · 75.3 mg8%·6%
- Iron0.85 mg · 0.61 mg5%·3%
- Magnesium39.1 mg · 41.2 mg9%·10%
- Phosphorus263 mg · 252 mg21%·20%
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, 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.