Shrimp, raw vs Raw blue crab
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 118 g of shrimp, raw or 115 g of raw blue crab. Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in shrimp, raw: cholesterol (2.1×) and protein. More in raw blue crab: copper, zinc (2.6×), sodium (2.4×) and manganese (4.4×). 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
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.
- Copper51% vs 85%
0.46 mg vs 0.77 mg
- Cholesterollimit63% vs 30%
189 mg vs 89.7 mg
- Zinc14% vs 37%
1.6 mg vs 4.1 mg
- Sodiumlimit6% vs 15%
140 mg vs 337 mg
- Manganese2% vs 7%
0.039 mg vs 0.17 mg
- Protein47% vs 42%
23.6 g vs 20.8 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Total fat0.6 g · 1.2 g1%·2%
- Saturated fatlimit0.12 g · 0.26 g1%·1%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0.046 g0%·<1%
- Potassium311 mg · 378 mg7%·8%
- Calcium75.3 mg · 102 mg6%·8%
- Iron0.61 mg · 0.85 mg3%·5%
- Magnesium41.2 mg · 39.1 mg10%·9%
- Phosphorus252 mg · 263 mg20%·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, raw (SR Legacy 175179), 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.