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Chicken fingers vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicken fingers and shrimp

  • Chicken fingers have more manganese and phosphorus; however, shrimp is richer in copper, zinc, and calcium.
  • Shrimp's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 47% more.
  • Chicken fingers contain 45 times more saturated fat than shrimp. Chicken fingers contain 2.493g of saturated fat, while shrimp contains 0.056g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast foods, chicken tenders 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 20% 5.1% 33% 27% 23% 19% 121% 100% 30% 95%
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 +44%
Contains more IronIron +43.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +590.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +311.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +449.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +131%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.6%

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 3.7% 1% 63% 3% 28% 41% 154% 75% 98% 20% 20% 14% 24%
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 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 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken fingers Shrimp DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.217mg 51%
Cholesterol 48mg 189mg 47%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.783g 0.079g 38%
Copper 0.069mg 0.379mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.426mg 33%
Selenium 17.5µg 32%
Sodium 769mg 111mg 29%
Vitamin B5 1.244mg 25%
Fats 13.95g 0.28g 21%
Vitamin E 3.17mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.179mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.83g 0.048g 12%
Saturated fat 2.493g 0.056g 11%
Protein 19.22g 23.98g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 9%
Calories 271kcal 99kcal 9%
Manganese 0.228mg 0.033mg 8%
Zinc 0.71mg 1.64mg 8%
Choline 43.7mg 8%
Starch 17.03g 7%
Vitamin K 8µg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 7%
Carbs 17.25g 0.2g 6%
Phosphorus 282mg 237mg 6%
Calcium 17mg 70mg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 5%
Folate 19µg 5%
Potassium 373mg 259mg 3%
Magnesium 28mg 39mg 3%
Iron 0.73mg 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 7IU 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 1%
Net carbs 16.05g 0.2g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.052g 0.002g N/A
Tryptophan 0.222mg 0%
Threonine 0.803mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.845mg 0%
Leucine 1.553mg 0%
Lysine 1.616mg 0%
Methionine 0.518mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.437mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0%
Histidine 0.655mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.211g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.003g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.439g 0.018g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 14% 17% 47% 3%
Protein: 19.22 g
Fats: 13.95 g
Carbs: 17.25 g
Water: 46.64 g
Other: 2.94 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 +4882.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +8525%
Contains more OtherOther +143%
Contains more ProteinProtein +24.8%
Contains more WaterWater +59.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 37% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.83 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.783 g
Shrimp
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 +9962.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7220.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%

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. Chicken fingers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173321/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.