Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Seafood
  4. Shrimp
  5. Compare
  6. Shrimp vs. Winter melon

Shrimp vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between shrimp and winter melon

  • Winter melon contains less copper, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, magnesium, and calcium than shrimp.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for shrimp is 63% higher.
  • Winter melon has 43 times less potassium than shrimp. Shrimp has 259mg of potassium, while winter melon has 6mg.
  • Winter melon is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw.

Infographic

Shrimp vs Winter melon infographic
Infographic link

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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +290%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +268.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4216.7%
Contains more IronIron +27.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1547.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +168.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1147.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75.8%
~equal in Sodium ~111mg

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
~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 Winter melon DV% diff.
Cholesterol 189mg 0mg 63%
Protein 23.98g 0.4g 47%
Copper 0.379mg 0.023mg 40%
Phosphorus 237mg 19mg 31%
Vitamin C 13mg 14%
Fiber 2.9g 12%
Zinc 1.64mg 0.61mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 8%
Magnesium 39mg 10mg 7%
Potassium 259mg 6mg 7%
Calcium 70mg 19mg 5%
Calories 99kcal 13kcal 4%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 3%
Iron 0.51mg 0.4mg 1%
Carbs 0.2g 3g 1%
Manganese 0.033mg 0.058mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 0.2g 0.1g N/A
Sodium 111mg 111mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.048g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 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
3
24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5895%
Contains more FatsFats +40%
Contains more OtherOther +303.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1400%
Contains more WaterWater +29.3%

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10.1%

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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.