Grouper fish vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between grouper fish and shrimp

Grouper fish has more iron, potassium, and vitamin B6, while shrimp has more vitamin B12, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and zinc.
Shrimp covers your daily need for cholesterol, 55% more than grouper fish.
Grouper fish contains 4 times more iron than shrimp. While grouper fish contains 1.14mg of iron, shrimp contains only 0.32mg.
The amount of cholesterol in grouper fish is lower.
Grouper fish has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of grouper fish is 0, while the glycemic index of shrimp is 50.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, grouper, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been 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.

Grouper fish

Shrimp

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+179.4%
Contains more IronIron	+256.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+333.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+473.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+219.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+114%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+308.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

~equal in Selenium ~49.5µg

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.

Grouper fish

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+153.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+67.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+44.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+602.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+140.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+140%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	47mg	211mg	55%
Vitamin B12	0.69µg	1.66µg	40%
Sodium	53mg	947mg	39%
Choline		135.4mg	25%
Copper	0.045mg	0.258mg	24%
Phosphorus	143mg	306mg	23%
Vitamin E		2.2mg	15%
Vitamin B3	0.381mg	2.678mg	14%
Zinc	0.51mg	1.63mg	10%
Iron	1.14mg	0.32mg	10%
Potassium	475mg	170mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.35mg	0.242mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.519mg	7%
Calcium	21mg	91mg	7%
Selenium	46.8µg	49.5µg	5%
Folate	10µg	24µg	4%
Vitamin A	50µg	90µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.081mg	0.032mg	4%
Protein	24.84g	22.78g	4%
Manganese	0.012mg	0.049mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.403g	0.59g	1%
Saturated fat	0.299g	0.521g	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.006mg	0.024mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Fats	1.3g	1.7g	1%
Vitamin D		4IU	1%
Calories	118kcal	119kcal	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Magnesium	37mg	37mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.268g	0.361g	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	1.089mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.145mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	2.019mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.735mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.97mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.28mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.731mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.035g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.213g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.017g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.012g	N/A