Shrimp vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between shrimp and baby food?
- Shrimp has less iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, potassium, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than baby food.
- Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 587% higher.
We used Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified types in this comparison.
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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.
Contains more CopperCopper | +13.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +156.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +947.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +68.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +9213.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +46.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +65.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -97.3% |
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.
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 0.51mg | 47.5mg | 587% |
Vitamin B3 | 34.714mg | 217% | |
Vitamin B2 | 2.717mg | 209% | |
Vitamin B1 | 2.438mg | 203% | |
Calcium | 70mg | 733mg | 66% |
Cholesterol | 189mg | 0mg | 63% |
Selenium | 25.9µg | 47% | |
Fiber | 7.5g | 30% | |
Vitamin E | 3.68mg | 25% | |
Protein | 23.98g | 12.2g | 24% |
Carbs | 0.2g | 73.4g | 24% |
Phosphorus | 237mg | 392mg | 22% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.074mg | 21% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.189mg | 15% | |
Magnesium | 39mg | 100mg | 15% |
Calories | 99kcal | 379kcal | 14% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.079g | 1.697g | 11% |
Folate | 43µg | 11% | |
Zinc | 1.64mg | 2.4mg | 7% |
Fats | 0.28g | 4.4g | 6% |
Potassium | 259mg | 437mg | 5% |
Sodium | 111mg | 3mg | 5% |
Copper | 0.379mg | 0.334mg | 5% |
Choline | 23.2mg | 4% | |
Vitamin C | 2.3mg | 3% | |
Saturated fat | 0.056g | 0.769g | 3% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.048g | 1.206g | 3% |
Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 1% | |
Manganese | 0.033mg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 0.2g | 65.9g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.87g | N/A | |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 0% | |
Trans fat | 0.002g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.158mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.4mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.477mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.041mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.404mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.24mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.672mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.653mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.286mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.015g | 0g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.015g | 0g | N/A |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.001g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.001g | 0g | 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
Contains more ProteinProtein | +96.6% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1009.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1471.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +36600% |
Contains more OtherOther | +172.7% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -92.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2412.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +2048.1% |