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Peanut vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peanuts and shrimp different?

  • Peanuts are higher than shrimp in copper, manganese, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium.
  • Peanuts cover your daily need for copper, 85% more than shrimp.
  • Peanuts contain 112 times more saturated fat than shrimp. Peanuts contain 6.279g of saturated fat, while shrimp contains 0.056g.
  • Shrimp has a higher glycemic index (50) than peanuts (13).

Peanuts, all types, raw 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.
Peanut
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
Shrimp
0
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 +330.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +172.2%
Contains more IronIron +798%
Contains more CopperCopper +201.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +99.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5760.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Peanut
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% 0% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut Shrimp DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 15.558g 0.079g 103%
Copper 1.144mg 0.379mg 85%
Manganese 1.934mg 0.033mg 83%
Fats 49.24g 0.28g 75%
Vitamin B3 12.066mg 75%
Cholesterol 0mg 189mg 63%
Monounsaturated fat 24.426g 0.048g 61%
Folate 240µg 60%
Vitamin E 8.33mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.64mg 53%
Iron 4.58mg 0.51mg 51%
Vitamin B5 1.767mg 35%
Fiber 8.5g 34%
Magnesium 168mg 39mg 31%
Saturated fat 6.279g 0.056g 28%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 27%
Calories 567kcal 99kcal 23%
Phosphorus 376mg 237mg 20%
Zinc 3.27mg 1.64mg 15%
Selenium 7.2µg 13%
Potassium 705mg 259mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 10%
Choline 52.5mg 10%
Carbs 16.13g 0.2g 5%
Sodium 18mg 111mg 4%
Protein 25.8g 23.98g 4%
Calcium 92mg 70mg 2%
Net carbs 7.63g 0.2g N/A
Sugar 4.72g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.002g N/A
Tryptophan 0.25mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 0%
Lysine 0.926mg 0%
Methionine 0.317mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0%
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
Peanut
4
26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 g
Shrimp
1
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 +17485.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +7965%
Contains more OtherOther +92.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1043.5%
~equal in Protein ~23.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
2
14% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.426 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.558 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 +50787.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19593.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/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.