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Blue crab, canned
Blue crab, canned3
VS
Snow crab, cooked Leader
Snow crab, cooked5

Snow crab, cooked leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Snow crab, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Snow crab, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium, 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
    20.63 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
    1.31 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.24 g
    0.16 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    678.31 mg
    600.87 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN312.05 mg
    173.91 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN109.64 mg
    28.7 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.6 mg
    2.5 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    43.37 mg
    54.78 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    3.98 mg
    6.26 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 Snow crab, cooked · Foodatron