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Shrimp vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between shrimp and fruitcake

  • Shrimp is higher in copper, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium; however, fruitcake is richer in iron and manganese.
  • Shrimp's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 61% higher.
  • Shrimp has 8 times more copper than fruitcake. While shrimp has 0.379mg of copper, fruitcake has only 0.05mg.
  • Fruitcake has less cholesterol.

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared.

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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
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 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +143.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +658%
Contains more ZincZinc +507.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +355.8%
Contains more IronIron +305.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +566.7%
~equal in Sodium ~101mg

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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shrimp Fruitcake DV% diff.
Cholesterol 189mg 5mg 61%
Protein 23.98g 2.9g 42%
Copper 0.379mg 0.05mg 37%
Phosphorus 237mg 52mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 3.323g 22%
Iron 0.51mg 2.07mg 20%
Carbs 0.2g 61.6g 20%
Fiber 3.7g 15%
Fats 0.28g 9.1g 14%
Zinc 1.64mg 0.27mg 12%
Calories 99kcal 324kcal 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.048g 4.2g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 8%
Manganese 0.033mg 0.22mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Folate 20µg 5%
Saturated fat 0.056g 1.048g 5%
Magnesium 39mg 16mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 4%
Selenium 2µg 4%
Calcium 70mg 33mg 4%
Potassium 259mg 153mg 3%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 0.2g 57.9g N/A
Sugar 27.42g N/A
Sodium 111mg 101mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.015g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g 0.001g 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
3
24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +726.9%
Contains more WaterWater +193.8%
Contains more FatsFats +3150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30700%
~equal in Other ~1.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4106.3%

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. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/nutrients

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

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