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Candy bar vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are candy bar and shrimp different?

  • Candy bar is higher than shrimp in manganese, copper, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Shrimp covers your daily need for cholesterol, 63% more than candy bar.
  • Candy bar contains 348 times more monounsaturated fat than shrimp. Candy bar contains 16.721g of monounsaturated fat, while shrimp contains 0.048g.
  • Shrimp is lower in saturated fat.

Candies, peanut bar and Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) types were used in this article.

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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 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +182.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.1%
Contains more IronIron +90.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +104.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +140.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3666.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.8%

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 0% 0% 82% 0% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56% 16%
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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 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 FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Candy bar Shrimp DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 153mg 11769%
Polyunsaturated fat 10.65g 0.079g 70%
Cholesterol 0mg 189mg 63%
Manganese 1.243mg 0.033mg 53%
Fats 33.7g 0.28g 51%
Vitamin B3 7.922mg 50%
Copper 0.774mg 0.379mg 44%
Monounsaturated fat 16.721g 0.048g 42%
Vitamin E 4.1mg 27%
Saturated fat 4.678g 0.056g 21%
Zinc 3.94mg 1.64mg 21%
Calories 522kcal 99kcal 21%
Folate 75µg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.83mg 17%
Magnesium 110mg 39mg 17%
Protein 15.5g 23.98g 17%
Fiber 4.1g 16%
Carbs 47.4g 0.2g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 11%
Phosphorus 308mg 237mg 10%
Selenium 4.7µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 8%
Iron 0.97mg 0.51mg 6%
Choline 29.4mg 5%
Potassium 407mg 259mg 4%
Sodium 156mg 111mg 2%
Calcium 78mg 70mg 1%
Net carbs 43.3g 0.2g N/A
Sugar 42.22g N/A
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.52mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.534mg 0%
Leucine 0.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.545mg 0%
Methionine 0.185mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.787mg 0%
Valine 0.638mg 0%
Histidine 0.385mg 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 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.018g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 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 +11935.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23600%
Contains more OtherOther +48.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.7%
Contains more WaterWater +4545.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 52% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.721 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.65 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +34735.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13381%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.