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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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
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.
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%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shrimp Baby food 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
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
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
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
Shrimp
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31% 26% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.048 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2412.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2048.1%

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. Shrimp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175180/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.