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Blue crab, canned
Blue crab, canned3
VS
Oysters, canned Leader
Oysters, canned5

Oysters, canned leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Oysters, canned comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Blue crab, canned for more protein, less saturated fat and more calcium.

Pick Oysters, canned for less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on fiber and sugar.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN21.54 g
    10.38 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    5.75 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    0.89 g
    3.63 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.24 g
    0.93 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    678.31 mg
    164.71 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    312.05 mg
    336.76 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN109.64 mg
    66.18 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.6 mg
    9.85 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    43.37 mg
    79.41 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    3.98 mg
    7.35 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

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