Shrimp vs. Fish sticks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shrimp and fish sticks different?

Shrimp is richer in selenium, vitamin B12, copper, choline, phosphorus, and vitamin B6, while fish sticks are higher in vitamin E.
Shrimp covers your daily need for selenium, 61% more than fish sticks.
Shrimp contains 8 times more cholesterol than fish sticks. Shrimp contains 211mg of cholesterol, while fish sticks contain 28mg.

Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, fish sticks, frozen, prepared 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

Fish sticks

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+48%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+468.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+337.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+288.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+215.3%

Contains more IronIron	+162.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+271.4%

~equal in Potassium ~185mg

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

Fish sticks

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+74.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+90.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+210.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+72.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+216.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+212.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+281.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+383.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1075%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~24µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	49.5µg	15.7µg	61%
Cholesterol	211mg	28mg	61%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.59g	7.824g	48%
Vitamin E	2.2mg	6.88mg	31%
Vitamin B12	1.66µg	0.96µg	29%
Protein	22.78g	11.01g	24%
Sodium	947mg	402mg	24%
Fats	1.7g	16.23g	22%
Copper	0.258mg	0.059mg	22%
Choline	135.4mg	42.8mg	17%
Phosphorus	306mg	191mg	16%
Saturated fat	0.521g	3.733g	15%
Vitamin B6	0.242mg	0.078mg	13%
Zinc	1.63mg	0.42mg	11%
Vitamin A	90µg	4µg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.122mg	8%
Calories	119kcal	277kcal	8%
Calcium	91mg	16mg	8%
Starch	0g	20.46g	8%
Carbs	1.52g	21.66g	7%
Iron	0.32mg	0.84mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.361g	3.193g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.116mg	7%
Vitamin B3	2.678mg	1.536mg	7%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Manganese	0.049mg	0.182mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.519mg	0.272mg	5%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	4.7µg	4%
Magnesium	37mg	25mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Net carbs	1.52g	20.16g	N/A
Vitamin D	4IU	1IU	0%
Potassium	170mg	185mg	0%
Sugar	0g	1.65g	N/A
Trans fat	0.035g	0.124g	N/A
Folate	24µg	24µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.26mg	0.122mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	0.372mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.05mg	0.429mg	0%
Leucine	1.95mg	0.852mg	0%
Lysine	2.172mg	0.795mg	0%
Methionine	0.665mg	0.296mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.992mg	0.47mg	0%
Valine	1.067mg	0.5mg	0%
Histidine	0.501mg	0.23mg	0%
Fructose	0g	0.1g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.135g	0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.141g	0.088g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.236g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.012g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		7.289g	N/A