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Shrimp vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between shrimp and wakame

  • Shrimp has more phosphorus, zinc, copper, and potassium; however, wakame is richer in manganese, iron, magnesium, and calcium.
  • Shrimp covers your daily cholesterol needs 63% more than wakame.
  • Wakame has 5 times less potassium than shrimp. Shrimp has 259mg of potassium, while wakame has 50mg.
  • Wakame contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) and Seaweed, wakame, raw.

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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
5
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%
Wakame
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +418%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +331.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +196.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +174.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +114.3%
Contains more IronIron +327.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4142.4%

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%
Wakame
11
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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shrimp Wakame DV% diff.
Cholesterol 189mg 0mg 63%
Manganese 0.033mg 1.4mg 59%
Folate 196µg 49%
Protein 23.98g 3.03g 42%
Sodium 111mg 872mg 33%
Phosphorus 237mg 80mg 22%
Iron 0.51mg 2.18mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 18%
Magnesium 39mg 107mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.697mg 14%
Zinc 1.64mg 0.38mg 11%
Copper 0.379mg 0.284mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.6mg 10%
Calcium 70mg 150mg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Potassium 259mg 50mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.3µg 4%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Calories 99kcal 45kcal 3%
Carbs 0.2g 9.14g 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.64g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.218g 1%
Net carbs 0.2g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 0.65g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.048g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.015g 0.186g 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
1
24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Wakame
4
3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +691.4%
Contains more FatsFats +128.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4470%
Contains more OtherOther +495%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

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
Wakame
2
32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +175.9%

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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.