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Blue crab, canned
Blue crab, canned4
VS
King crab, cooked
King crab, cooked4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

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 calcium.

Pick King crab, cooked for less saturated fat, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN21.54 g
    19.95 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
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  • Total fat
    0.89 g
    1.59 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.24 g
    0.14 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN678.31 mg
    1105.15 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN312.05 mg
    270.1 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN109.64 mg
    60.82 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.6 mg
    0.78 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    43.37 mg
    64.95 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    3.98 mg
    7.84 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.

Blue crab, canned vs King crab, cooked · Foodatron