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Halva vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are halva and shrimp different?

  • Halva is higher than shrimp in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, and zinc.
  • Halva covers your daily need for copper, 91% more than shrimp.
  • Halva contains 74 times more saturated fat than shrimp. Halva contains 4.127g of saturated fat, while shrimp contains 0.056g.

Candies, halavah, 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.
Halva
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Shrimp
3
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +459%
Contains more IronIron +788.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +217.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +163.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +156.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2545.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.1%

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.
Halva
8
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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Shrimp
0
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 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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Halva Shrimp DV% diff.
Copper 1.202mg 0.379mg 91%
Cholesterol 0mg 189mg 63%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.481g 0.079g 56%
Phosphorus 607mg 237mg 53%
Iron 4.53mg 0.51mg 50%
Magnesium 218mg 39mg 43%
Manganese 0.873mg 0.033mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 35%
Fats 21.52g 0.28g 33%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 27%
Zinc 4.32mg 1.64mg 24%
Protein 12.49g 23.98g 23%
Selenium 11.5µg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.194g 0.048g 20%
Carbs 60.49g 0.2g 20%
Saturated fat 4.127g 0.056g 19%
Calories 469kcal 99kcal 19%
Vitamin B3 2.856mg 18%
Fiber 4.5g 18%
Folate 65µg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.088mg 7%
Sodium 195mg 111mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 70mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.174mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 2%
Potassium 187mg 259mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 55.99g 0.2g N/A
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
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
Halva
3
12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Shrimp
2
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 +7585.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30145%
Contains more OtherOther +51.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +92%
Contains more WaterWater +1925.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Halva
2
20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Shrimp
1
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 +16970.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10635.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.