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Blue crab, canned
Blue crab, canned4
VS
Shrimp, canned
Shrimp, canned4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 4 of 8 match-ups.

Pick Blue crab, canned for more protein, less sodium, more potassium and more magnesium.

Pick Shrimp, canned for less saturated fat, more calcium, more iron 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
    20.42 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    0.89 g
    1.36 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.24 g
    0.19 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN678.31 mg
    870 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN312.05 mg
    80 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    109.64 mg
    145 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.6 mg
    2.13 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN43.37 mg
    33 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    3.98 mg
    4.1 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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