Shrimp, cooked vs Canned blue crab
In short
One serving each: 84 calories in shrimp, cooked (3 oz, 85 g), 71 calories in canned blue crab (3 oz, 85 g). Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in shrimp, cooked: cholesterol and protein. More in canned blue crab: copper (2.1×), zinc (2.3×) and sodium (5.1×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
3 oz (85 g) · 20.4 g protein · 0.17 g carbs · 0.24 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
Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Copper0.32 mg · 0.69 mg36%77%
- Cholesterollimit161 mg · 82.5 mg54%27%
- Zinc1.4 mg · 3.2 mg13%29%
- Sodiumlimit94.3 mg · 479 mg4%21%
- Protein20.4 g · 15.2 g41%30%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Total fat0.24 g · 0.63 g<1%·1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.048 g · 0.17 g<1%·1%
- Carbohydrates0.17 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Potassium220 mg · 220 mg5%·5%
- Calcium59.5 mg · 77.3 mg5%·6%
- Iron0.43 mg · 0.42 mg2%·2%
- Magnesium33.1 mg · 30.6 mg8%·7%
- Phosphorus201 mg · 199 mg16%·16%
- Manganese0.028 mg · 0.063 mg1%·3%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Shrimp, cooked (SR Legacy 175180), 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.