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Shrimp vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between shrimp and brown sugar

  • Brown sugar has less copper, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Shrimp covers your daily cholesterol needs 63% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar contains 59 times less phosphorus than shrimp. Shrimp contains 237mg of phosphorus, while brown sugar contains 4mg.
  • Brown sugar has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of brown sugar is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) and Sugars, brown.

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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
5
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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +706.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +5366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5825%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.6%
Contains more IronIron +39.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +93.9%

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%
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% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shrimp Brown sugar DV% diff.
Cholesterol 189mg 0mg 63%
Protein 23.98g 0.12g 48%
Copper 0.379mg 0.047mg 37%
Carbs 0.2g 98.09g 33%
Phosphorus 237mg 4mg 33%
Zinc 1.64mg 0.03mg 15%
Calories 99kcal 380kcal 14%
Magnesium 39mg 9mg 7%
Potassium 259mg 133mg 4%
Sodium 111mg 28mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 3%
Iron 0.51mg 0.71mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 3%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 1%
Manganese 0.033mg 0.064mg 1%
Calcium 70mg 83mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.2g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Folate 1µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%
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
4
24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19883.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +5447%
Contains more OtherOther +168.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48945%

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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.