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Shrimp vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between shrimp and soba?

  • Shrimp is richer in copper, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, calcium, and potassium, yet soba is richer in manganese.
  • Shrimp's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 63% higher.
  • Shrimp has 47 times more copper than soba. Shrimp has 0.379mg of copper, while soba has 0.008mg.
  • Soba contains less cholesterol.

We used Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked types in this comparison.

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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%
Soba
Soba
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +640%
Contains more CopperCopper +4637.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +848%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1033.3%
~equal in Iron ~0.48mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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%
Soba
Soba
6
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% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shrimp Soba DV% diff.
Cholesterol 189mg 0mg 63%
Copper 0.379mg 0.008mg 41%
Protein 23.98g 5.06g 38%
Phosphorus 237mg 25mg 30%
Manganese 0.033mg 0.374mg 15%
Zinc 1.64mg 0.12mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.094mg 8%
Potassium 259mg 35mg 7%
Carbs 0.2g 21.44g 7%
Magnesium 39mg 9mg 7%
Calcium 70mg 4mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.51mg 3%
Folate 7µg 2%
Sodium 111mg 60mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 2%
Calories 99kcal 99kcal 0%
Fats 0.28g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 0.2g 21.44g N/A
Iron 0.51mg 0.48mg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.048g 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 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
4
24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Soba
Soba
1
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +373.9%
Contains more FatsFats +180%
Contains more OtherOther +210.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10620%
~equal in Water ~73.01g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Shrimp
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
Soba
Soba
1
25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +84.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +154.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.1%

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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.