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

Shrimp, cooked84 cal

3 oz (85 g) · 20.4 g protein · 0.17 g carbs · 0.24 g fat

Canned blue crab71 cal

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

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Copper36% vs 77%

    0.32 mg vs 0.69 mg

  • Cholesterollimit54% vs 27%

    161 mg vs 82.5 mg

  • Zinc13% vs 29%

    1.4 mg vs 3.2 mg

  • Sodiumlimit4% vs 21%

    94.3 mg vs 479 mg

  • Protein41% vs 30%

    20.4 g vs 15.2 g

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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.

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