Raw Dungeness crab vs Canned blue crab

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 116 g of raw Dungeness crab or 120 g of canned blue crab. Both get most of their calories from protein.

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

Calories, and where they come from

Raw Dungeness crab100 cal

116 g · 20.2 g protein · 0.86 g carbs · 1.1 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 B1210.5 µg · 4 µg
    436%167%
  • Copper0.78 mg · 0.98 mg
    87%109%
  • Cholesterollimit68.6 mg · 117 mg
    23%39%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.41 mg · 1.2 mg
    8%24%
  • Selenium43.1 µg · 51.7 µg
    78%94%
  • Sodiumlimit343 mg · 678 mg
    15%29%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.19 mg · 0.11 mg
    15%9%
  • Phosphorus212 mg · 282 mg
    17%23%
  • Calcium53.5 mg · 110 mg
    4%8%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein20.2 g · 21.5 g40%·43%
  • Total fat1.1 g · 0.89 g1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.15 g · 0.24 g1%·1%
  • Carbohydrates0.86 g · 0 g<1%·0%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium412 mg · 312 mg9%·7%
  • Iron0.43 mg · 0.6 mg2%·3%
  • Magnesium52.3 mg · 43.4 mg12%·10%
  • Zinc5 mg · 4.6 mg45%·42%
  • Manganese0.093 mg · 0.089 mg4%·4%
  • Vitamin A31.4 µg · 1.2 µg3%·<1%
  • Vitamin C4.1 mg · 4 mg5%·4%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.055 mg · 0.028 mg5%·2%
  • Niacin (B3)3.7 mg · 3.3 mg23%·21%
  • Vitamin B60.17 mg · 0.19 mg10%·11%
  • Folate51.2 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 Dungeness crab (SR Legacy 171968), 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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