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Broccoli vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between broccoli and shrimp

  • Broccoli is higher in manganese; however, shrimp is richer in copper, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Shrimp's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 63% higher.
  • Broccoli has 6 times more manganese than shrimp. While broccoli has 0.21mg of manganese, shrimp has only 0.033mg.
  • Broccoli has a lower glycemic index (32) than shrimp (50).

The food types used in this comparison are Broccoli, raw and Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen).

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
Shrimp
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 21% 23% 19% 126% 45% 102% 14% 4.3% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22%
Contains more IronIron +43.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +536.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +673.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +259.1%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 297% 10% 16% 0% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47% 10%
Shrimp
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broccoli Shrimp DV% diff.
Vitamin C 89.2mg 99%
Vitamin K 101.6µg 85%
Cholesterol 0mg 189mg 63%
Protein 2.82g 23.98g 42%
Copper 0.049mg 0.379mg 37%
Phosphorus 66mg 237mg 24%
Folate 63µg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.175mg 13%
Zinc 0.41mg 1.64mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.573mg 11%
Fiber 2.6g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.117mg 9%
Manganese 0.21mg 0.033mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 6%
Selenium 2.5µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.78mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 4%
Magnesium 21mg 39mg 4%
Choline 18.7mg 3%
Calories 34kcal 99kcal 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 3%
Iron 0.73mg 0.51mg 3%
Sodium 33mg 111mg 3%
Potassium 316mg 259mg 2%
Calcium 47mg 70mg 2%
Carbs 6.64g 0.2g 2%
Fructose 0.68g 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 4.04g 0.2g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.002g N/A
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.048g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.038g 0.079g 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.088mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.117mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.059mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.018g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 g
Shrimp
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24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more FatsFats +32.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3220%
Contains more WaterWater +20.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +750.4%
Contains more OtherOther +39.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 g
Shrimp
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31% 26% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.048 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +336.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +107.9%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/nutrients
  2. Shrimp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175180/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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