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Crab Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 78

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 1g %1

Saturated Fat 0g %1

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 97mg %0

Sodium 395mg %26

Total Carbohydrate 0g %0

Dietary Fiber 0g %0

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 18g

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Calcium 91.0mg %7

Iron 0.5mg %2

Potassium 259mg %6

Phosphorus 234.0mg %23

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in crab

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Vitamin A 2.0IU %0

Vitamin K 0.3µg %0

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.0mg %2

Vitamin C 3.3mg %4

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.1mg %7

Vitamin B6 0.2mg %12

Vitamin E 1.8mg %12

Choline, total 80.9mg %15

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 2.7mg %17

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 1.0mg %20

Vitamin B12 3.3µg %139

Minerals in crab

Iron 0.5mg %3

Manganese 0.1mg %3

Potassium 259.0mg %7

Calcium 91.0mg %7

Magnesium 36.0mg %9

Phosphorus 234.0mg %23

Sodium 395.0mg %26

Zinc 3.8mg %27

Selenium 42.9µg %78

Copper 0.8mg %90

Amino Acids in crab

Valine 0.8g %41

Leucine 1.3g %45

Isoleucine 0.8g %52

Histidine 0.4g %52

Methionine 0.5g %58

Cystine 0.2g %61

Lysine 1.4g %62

Threonine 0.7g %65

Tyrosine 0.7g %70

Tryptophan 0.2g %75

Phenylalanine 0.7g %75

Fatty Acids in crab

ALA 0.01g %1

DPA 0.01g %6

Omega-3 0.19g %12

DHA 0.07g %34

EPA 0.10g %34

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of crab is 0.0/100 which makes it a low quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Crab has a complete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Valine 39 45
Leucine 59 73
Isoleucine 30 43
Histidine 15 22
Lysine 45 77
Threonine 23 40
Tryptophan 6 13
Met+Cys 22 36
Phe+Tyr 30 76

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in crab is 8.9 which makes it a high P:E food.

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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of crab is 0.8 which makes it a low energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in crab as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for crab is 53/100 good).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for crab

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 0.11 <4
Zinc:Copper 4.68 <12
Potassium:Sodium 0.66 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 2.53 <2
Iron:Copper 0.61 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.39 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 72%

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This food is insulinogenic with high insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

66% of insulinogenic calories

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