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Shrimp vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shrimp and buttermilk different?

  • Shrimp has more copper, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, and iron than buttermilk.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for shrimp is 62% higher.
  • Shrimp contains 34 times more copper than buttermilk. While shrimp contains 0.379mg of copper, buttermilk contains only 0.011mg.
  • Buttermilk has less cholesterol.

Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) and Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat are the varieties 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.
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 7.9% 35% 13% 1.9% 3.7% 11% 38% 25% 0.26% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +254.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.5%
Contains more IronIron +920%
Contains more CopperCopper +3345.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +290.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +166.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +65.7%

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
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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 3.3% 4.7% 1% 0% 8.5% 36% 1.1% 17% 7.8% 28% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shrimp Buttermilk DV% diff.
Cholesterol 189mg 4mg 62%
Protein 23.98g 3.31g 41%
Copper 0.379mg 0.011mg 41%
Phosphorus 237mg 89mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 12%
Zinc 1.64mg 0.42mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 9%
Magnesium 39mg 11mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.275mg 6%
Iron 0.51mg 0.05mg 6%
Calcium 70mg 116mg 5%
Selenium 2µg 4%
Calories 99kcal 40kcal 3%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 3%
Sodium 111mg 190mg 3%
Potassium 259mg 151mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.548g 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 2%
Carbs 0.2g 4.79g 2%
Manganese 0.033mg 0.002mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.88g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.048g 0.254g 1%
Net carbs 0.2g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin D 1IU 0%
Sugar 4.79g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.058mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.033g 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.171mg 0%
Leucine 0.313mg 0%
Lysine 0.277mg 0%
Methionine 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.171mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.1mg 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
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +624.5%
Contains more OtherOther +36%
Contains more FatsFats +214.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2295%
Contains more WaterWater +21.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Shrimp
2
31% 26% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.048 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.254 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +139.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +429.2%

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. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/nutrients

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

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