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Pork Meat vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pork Meat and shrimp

  • Pork Meat has more iron, zinc, and monounsaturated fat; however, shrimp is richer in copper and calcium.
  • Shrimp's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 39% more.
  • Pork Meat contains 28 times more monounsaturated fat than shrimp. Pork Meat contains 1.334g of monounsaturated fat, while shrimp contains 0.048g.
  • Shrimp contains less saturated fat.
  • Shrimp has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of shrimp is 50, while the glycemic index of pork Meat is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted 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 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
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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 +62.5%
Contains more IronIron +125.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +47.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +34.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1066.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +241.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +153.8%

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% 0% 1.6% 3% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0% 48%
Shrimp
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 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 CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Meat Shrimp DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.95mg 79%
Selenium 38.2µg 69%
Vitamin B6 0.739mg 57%
Vitamin B3 7.432mg 46%
Cholesterol 73mg 189mg 39%
Copper 0.111mg 0.379mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.387mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0.57µg 24%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 20%
Choline 88.9mg 16%
Iron 1.15mg 0.51mg 8%
Zinc 2.42mg 1.64mg 7%
Calcium 6mg 70mg 6%
Potassium 421mg 259mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.198g 0.056g 5%
Fats 3.51g 0.28g 5%
Phosphorus 267mg 237mg 4%
Protein 26.17g 23.98g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.334g 0.048g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.506g 0.079g 3%
Calories 143kcal 99kcal 2%
Sodium 57mg 111mg 2%
Magnesium 29mg 39mg 2%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.033mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 1%
Carbs 0g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.2g N/A
Trans fat 0.033g 0.002g N/A
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0%
Threonine 1.175mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.288mg 0%
Leucine 2.229mg 0%
Lysine 2.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.1mg 0%
Valine 1.367mg 0%
Histidine 1.13mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g 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 0.013g 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.411g 0.018g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
Shrimp
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 +1153.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +39.1%
~equal in Protein ~23.98g
~equal in Water ~74.33g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 g
Shrimp
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 +2679.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +540.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.3%

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. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/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.