Shrimp, raw vs Canned blue crab
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 118 g of shrimp, raw or 120 g of canned blue crab. Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in shrimp, raw: cholesterol and protein. More in canned blue crab: copper (2.1×), zinc (2.9×) and sodium (4.8×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
118 g · 23.6 g protein · 0 g carbs · 0.6 g fat
120 g · 21.5 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.89 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.
- Copper51% vs 109%
0.46 mg vs 0.98 mg
- Zinc14% vs 42%
1.6 mg vs 4.6 mg
- Cholesterollimit63% vs 39%
189 mg vs 117 mg
- Sodiumlimit6% vs 29%
140 mg vs 678 mg
- Protein47% vs 43%
23.6 g vs 21.5 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Total fat0.6 g · 0.89 g1%·1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.12 g · 0.24 g1%·1%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium311 mg · 312 mg7%·7%
- Calcium75.3 mg · 110 mg6%·8%
- Iron0.61 mg · 0.6 mg3%·3%
- Magnesium41.2 mg · 43.4 mg10%·10%
- Phosphorus252 mg · 282 mg20%·23%
- Manganese0.039 mg · 0.089 mg2%·4%
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, raw (SR Legacy 175179), 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.