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Shrimp vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shrimp and flour

  • Shrimp has more copper, phosphorus, zinc, and calcium; however, flour is richer in iron and manganese.
  • Shrimp's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 63% more.
  • Shrimp contains 56 times more sodium than flour. Shrimp contains 111mg of sodium, while flour contains 2mg.
  • Flour contains less cholesterol.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of flour is 72, while the glycemic index of shrimp is 50.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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%
Flour
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +163.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +134.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +119.4%
Contains more IronIron +809.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1966.7%

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%
Flour
9
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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shrimp Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 65%
Cholesterol 189mg 0mg 63%
Selenium 33.9µg 62%
Iron 0.51mg 4.64mg 52%
Folate 183µg 46%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 38%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 37%
Manganese 0.033mg 0.682mg 28%
Protein 23.98g 10.33g 27%
Copper 0.379mg 0.144mg 26%
Carbs 0.2g 76.31g 25%
Phosphorus 237mg 108mg 18%
Calories 99kcal 364kcal 13%
Fiber 2.7g 11%
Zinc 1.64mg 0.7mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 9%
Calcium 70mg 15mg 6%
Sodium 111mg 2mg 5%
Potassium 259mg 107mg 4%
Magnesium 39mg 22mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 3%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.413g 2%
Fats 0.28g 0.98g 1%
Net carbs 0.2g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0.27g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.155g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.048g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 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
3
24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Flour
2
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +132.1%
Contains more WaterWater +523.6%
Contains more OtherOther +163%
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38055%

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
Flour
2
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +81.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +422.8%

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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients

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

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