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Shrimp vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between shrimp and chicken meat

  • Shrimp has more copper, phosphorus, and calcium; however, chicken meat is richer in iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Shrimp covers your daily copper needs 35% more than chicken meat.
  • Chicken meat has 5 times less calcium than shrimp. Shrimp has 70mg of calcium, while chicken meat has 15mg.
  • Chicken meat contains less cholesterol.
  • Shrimp has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of shrimp is 50, while the glycemic index of chicken meat is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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
6
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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +69.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +474.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65%
Contains more IronIron +147.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26.1%

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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shrimp Chicken meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 53%
Selenium 23.9µg 43%
Copper 0.379mg 0.066mg 35%
Cholesterol 189mg 88mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 31%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 21%
Fats 0.28g 13.6g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 2.97g 19%
Saturated fat 0.056g 3.79g 17%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.048g 5.34g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 13%
Choline 65.9mg 12%
Iron 0.51mg 1.26mg 9%
Phosphorus 237mg 182mg 8%
Protein 23.98g 27.3g 7%
Calories 99kcal 239kcal 7%
Calcium 70mg 15mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 5%
Magnesium 39mg 23mg 4%
Zinc 1.64mg 1.94mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Manganese 0.033mg 0.02mg 1%
Sodium 111mg 82mg 1%
Potassium 259mg 223mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Carbs 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.2g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.015g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0.02g 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
3
24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +25%
Contains more OtherOther +-445.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.8%
Contains more FatsFats +4757.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Shrimp
Shrimp
1
31% 26% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.048 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11025%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3659.5%

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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.