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Blue crab, canned leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

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

Pick Blue crab, canned for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Pick Perch, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN21.54 g
    21.25 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
  • Total fat
    0.89 g
    1.01 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.24 g
    0.2 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    678.31 mg
    67.52 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN312.05 mg
    294.02 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN109.64 mg
    87.18 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.6 mg
    0.99 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN43.37 mg
    32.48 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN3.98 mg
    1.45 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

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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