Shrimp, cooked vs Raw blue crab

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 101 g of shrimp, cooked or 115 g of raw blue crab. Both get most of their calories from protein.

More in shrimp, cooked: cholesterol (2.1×) and protein. More in raw blue crab: copper (2×), zinc (2.5×), sodium (3×) and manganese (5.2×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Shrimp, cooked100 cal

101 g · 24.2 g protein · 0.2 g carbs · 0.28 g fat

Raw blue crab100 cal

115 g · 20.8 g protein · 0.046 g carbs · 1.2 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 calories 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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  • Copper43% vs 85%

    0.38 mg vs 0.77 mg

  • Cholesterollimit64% vs 30%

    191 mg vs 89.7 mg

  • Zinc15% vs 37%

    1.7 mg vs 4.1 mg

  • Sodiumlimit5% vs 15%

    112 mg vs 337 mg

  • Protein48% vs 42%

    24.2 g vs 20.8 g

  • Manganese1% vs 7%

    0.033 mg vs 0.17 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat0.28 g · 1.2 g<1%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.057 g · 0.26 g<1%·1%
  • Carbohydrates0.2 g · 0.046 g<1%·<1%
  • Potassium262 mg · 378 mg6%·8%
  • Calcium70.7 mg · 102 mg5%·8%
  • Iron0.52 mg · 0.85 mg3%·5%
  • Magnesium39.4 mg · 39.1 mg9%·9%
  • Phosphorus239 mg · 263 mg19%·21%

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: Shrimp, cooked (SR Legacy 175180), Raw blue crab (SR Legacy 174204). 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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