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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 19% 17% 115% 40% 69% 57% 43% 47% 111%
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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 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.
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% 3% 7.6% 1.5% 79% 84% 105% 32% 49% 111% 12% 60% 19%
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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 Fast food Shrimp 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
17% 12% 32% 38%
Protein: 16.52 g
Fats: 12.01 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 38.45 g
Other: 1.52 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 +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
41% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.835 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.68 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 +9972.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2026.6%
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. Fast food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170693/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.