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Shrimp vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between shrimp and beer

  • Beer contains less copper, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, potassium, calcium, and iron than shrimp.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for shrimp is 63% higher.
  • Beer has 164 times less zinc than shrimp. Shrimp has 1.64mg of zinc, while beer has 0.01mg.
  • Beer is lower in cholesterol.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index than shrimp.

Food types used in this article are Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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
Shrimp
8
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%
Beer
Beer
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +859.3%
Contains more IronIron +2450%
Contains more CopperCopper +7480%
Contains more ZincZinc +16300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1592.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +312.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%

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
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%
Beer
Beer
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% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shrimp Beer DV% diff.
Cholesterol 189mg 0mg 63%
Protein 23.98g 0.46g 47%
Copper 0.379mg 0.005mg 42%
Phosphorus 237mg 14mg 32%
Zinc 1.64mg 0.01mg 15%
Magnesium 39mg 6mg 8%
Calcium 70mg 4mg 7%
Potassium 259mg 27mg 7%
Iron 0.51mg 0.02mg 6%
Sodium 111mg 4mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 4%
Calories 99kcal 43kcal 3%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 3%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0g 1%
Manganese 0.033mg 0.008mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 1%
Carbs 0.2g 3.55g 1%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.2g 3.55g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 0.056g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.048g 0g 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
Shrimp
2
24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Beer
Beer
3
4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5113%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1675%
Contains more WaterWater +23.7%
Contains more OtherOther +233.1%

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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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