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Blue cheese vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between blue cheese and shrimp

  • Blue cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, zinc, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, shrimp is higher in copper.
  • Blue cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 93% more than shrimp.
  • Shrimp contains 162 times less monounsaturated fat than blue cheese. Blue cheese contains 7.778g of monounsaturated fat, while shrimp contains 0.048g.
  • Shrimp has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, blue 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 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
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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 CalciumCalcium +654.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +62.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +69.6%
Contains more IronIron +64.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +847.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +266.7%
~equal in Potassium ~259mg

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% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Shrimp DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.669g 0.056g 85%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 51%
Calcium 528mg 70mg 46%
Sodium 1146mg 111mg 45%
Fats 28.74g 0.28g 44%
Cholesterol 75mg 189mg 38%
Copper 0.04mg 0.379mg 38%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 29%
Selenium 14.5µg 26%
Vitamin A 198µg 22%
Phosphorus 387mg 237mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 0.048g 19%
Calories 353kcal 99kcal 13%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 13%
Zinc 2.66mg 1.64mg 9%
Folate 36µg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 0.079g 5%
Protein 21.4g 23.98g 5%
Magnesium 23mg 39mg 4%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Iron 0.31mg 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.033mg 1%
Carbs 2.34g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 2.34g 0.2g N/A
Potassium 256mg 259mg 0%
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 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
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 g
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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 +10164.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1070%
Contains more OtherOther +322.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.1%
Contains more WaterWater +75.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 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 +16104.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +912.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/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.