First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Chicken | Crab |
Nutrient | chicken | crab |
Protein | 20g | 44g |
Carbohydrate | 0g | 0g |
Fiber | 0g | 0g |
Fat | 13g | 1g |
Monounsat. Fat | 5g | 1g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 3g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 4g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | chicken | crab |
Choline | 12% | 0% |
Vitamin A | 6% | 3% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 22% |
Vitamin E | 2% | 0% |
Vitamin K | 4% | 0% |
Crab have significantly more Vitamins C than chicken. Chicken are a good source of Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus. Chicken are a great source of Niacin. Crab are a good source of Vitamin C, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron. Crab are a great source of Phosphorus. Crab are an excellent source of Vitamin B12, Zinc.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | chicken | crab |
Vitamin B1 | 5% | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 16% | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 43% | 22% |
Vitamin B5 | 18% | 17% |
Vitamin B6 | 23% | 32% |
Vitamin B12 | 12% | 1071% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | chicken | crab |
Sodium | 5% | 133% |
Potasium | 5% | 14% |
Calcium | 2% | 22% |
Magnesium | 5% | 33% |
Phosphorus | 24% | 90% |
Iron | 18% | 23% |
Manganese | 1% | 4% |
Selenium | 35% | 193% |
Copper | 6% | 220% |
Zinc | 20% | 151% |