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Shrimp vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shrimp and horse meat

  • Shrimp has more copper and calcium; however, horse meat is richer in iron, zinc, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Horse meat's daily need coverage for iron is 57% more.
  • Shrimp contains 9 times more calcium than horse meat. Shrimp contains 70mg of calcium, while horse meat contains 8mg.
  • Horse meat contains less cholesterol.
  • Shrimp has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of shrimp is 50, while the glycemic index of horse meat is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) and Game meat, horse, 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
4
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 18% 2.4% 33% 189% 57% 104% 106% 7.2% 2.9% 74%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +775%
Contains more CopperCopper +121.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.3%
Contains more IronIron +886.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +132.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50.5%
~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 25% 28% 91% 0% 76% 395% 0% 0% 0%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shrimp Horse meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.16µg 132%
Iron 0.51mg 5.03mg 57%
Cholesterol 189mg 68mg 40%
Vitamin B3 4.84mg 30%
Selenium 13.5µg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.33mg 25%
Copper 0.379mg 0.171mg 23%
Zinc 1.64mg 3.82mg 20%
Fats 0.28g 6.05g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.056g 1.9g 8%
Protein 23.98g 28.14g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 8%
Calcium 70mg 8mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.85g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.048g 2.12g 5%
Calories 99kcal 175kcal 4%
Potassium 259mg 379mg 4%
Magnesium 39mg 25mg 3%
Sodium 111mg 55mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Phosphorus 237mg 247mg 1%
Carbs 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.2g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.033mg 0.022mg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Tryptophan 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.157mg 0%
Valine 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 1.081mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 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
28% 6% 64% 2%
Protein: 28.14 g
Fats: 6.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.98 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +16.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2060.7%
Contains more OtherOther +51.2%

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
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.85 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4316.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +975.9%

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. Horse meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175087/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.