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Shrimp vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shrimp and tea different?

  • Shrimp is richer in copper, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, potassium, calcium, and iron, while tea is higher in manganese.
  • Shrimp covers your daily need for cholesterol, 63% more than tea.
  • Shrimp contains 237 times more phosphorus than tea. Shrimp contains 237mg of phosphorus, while tea contains 1mg.
  • Tea is lower in cholesterol.
  • Shrimp has a higher glycemic index (50) than tea (0).

Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water types were 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
Shrimp
7
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%
Tea
Tea
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1338.9%
Contains more IronIron +5000%
Contains more CopperCopper +3345.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +16300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1087.9%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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%
Tea
Tea
5
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% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shrimp Tea DV% diff.
Cholesterol 189mg 0mg 63%
Protein 23.98g 0.06g 48%
Copper 0.379mg 0.011mg 41%
Phosphorus 237mg 1mg 34%
Manganese 0.033mg 0.392mg 16%
Zinc 1.64mg 0.01mg 15%
Magnesium 39mg 2mg 9%
Calcium 70mg 3mg 7%
Potassium 259mg 18mg 7%
Iron 0.51mg 0.01mg 6%
Sodium 111mg 4mg 5%
Calories 99kcal 1kcal 5%
Caffeine 11mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0g 1%
Fats 0.28g 0g 0%
Carbs 0.2g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 0.2g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0.02g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.032mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g 0g N/A
Choline 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.056g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.048g 0g 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
Shrimp
4
24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +39866.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.6%
Contains more OtherOther +706.7%
Contains more WaterWater +34%

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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.