Fast food vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are fast food and shrimp different?
- Fast food is richer in iron, manganese, and zinc, while shrimp is higher in copper and phosphorus.
- Shrimp covers your daily need for cholesterol, 52% more than fast food.
- Fast food contains 80 times more saturated fat than shrimp. Fast food contains 4.493g of saturated fat, while shrimp contains 0.056g.
- Fast food has a higher glycemic index (66) than shrimp (50).
Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain 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.
Contains more IronIron | +500% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +53.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +981.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +44.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +12.9% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +31.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +213.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +76.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -66.5% |
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.
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
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DV% diff. |
Cholesterol | 33mg | 189mg | 52% |
Selenium | 20.3µg | 37% | |
Vitamin B12 | 0.89µg | 37% | |
Vitamin B3 | 5.617mg | 35% | |
Iron | 3.06mg | 0.51mg | 32% |
Copper | 0.121mg | 0.379mg | 29% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.363mg | 28% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.317mg | 26% | |
Saturated fat | 4.493g | 0.056g | 20% |
Folate | 80µg | 20% | |
Fats | 12.01g | 0.28g | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.212mg | 16% | |
Phosphorus | 134mg | 237mg | 15% |
Protein | 16.52g | 23.98g | 15% |
Manganese | 0.357mg | 0.033mg | 14% |
Monounsaturated fat | 4.835g | 0.048g | 12% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.53mg | 11% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.68g | 0.079g | 11% |
Calories | 297kcal | 99kcal | 10% |
Carbs | 31.5g | 0.2g | 10% |
Sodium | 331mg | 111mg | 10% |
Starch | 22.87g | 9% | |
Zinc | 2.52mg | 1.64mg | 8% |
Fiber | 1.7g | 7% | |
Choline | 34.4mg | 6% | |
Vitamin K | 4.9µg | 4% | |
Vitamin E | 0.38mg | 3% | |
Magnesium | 27mg | 39mg | 3% |
Fructose | 2.27g | 3% | |
Potassium | 197mg | 259mg | 2% |
Calcium | 62mg | 70mg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 9µg | 1% | |
Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 29.8g | 0.2g | N/A |
Vitamin D | 2IU | 0% | |
Sugar | 4.88g | N/A | |
Trans fat | 0.514g | 0.002g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.144mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.46mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.642mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.13mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.785mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.306mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.67mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.728mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.402mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.005g | 0.015g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.001g | 0.015g | N/A |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.121g | 0.001g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.009g | 0.001g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.004g | 0g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid | 0.009g | 0.001g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.003g | 0.002g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 1.391g | 0.018g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +4189.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +15650% |
Contains more OtherOther | +25.6% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +45.2% |
Contains more WaterWater | +93.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +9972.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +2026.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98.8% |