Steak vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are steak and shrimp different?

Steak is richer in zinc, iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6, while shrimp is higher in selenium and phosphorus.
Shrimp covers your daily need for cholesterol, 44% more than steak.
Steak contains 16 times more saturated fat than shrimp. Steak contains 8.443g of saturated fat, while shrimp contains 0.521g.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index (50) than steak (0).

Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) 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.

Steak

Shrimp

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+64.1%
Contains more IronIron	+650%
Contains more ZincZinc	+289%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+658.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+203.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+87.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+55.7%

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.

Steak

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+131.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1154.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+106.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+32.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1185.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	78mg	211mg	44%
Zinc	6.34mg	1.63mg	43%
Sodium	58mg	947mg	39%
Saturated fat	8.443g	0.521g	36%
Selenium	31.8µg	49.5µg	32%
Fats	19.02g	1.7g	27%
Iron	2.4mg	0.32mg	26%
Choline		135.4mg	25%
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	1.66µg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	9.171g	0.361g	22%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.024mg	21%
Phosphorus	163mg	306mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.5mg	0.242mg	20%
Copper	0.085mg	0.258mg	19%
Vitamin E		2.2mg	15%
Vitamin B3	5.149mg	2.678mg	15%
Vitamin B5		0.519mg	10%
Vitamin A	7µg	90µg	9%
Calories	271kcal	119kcal	8%
Calcium	12mg	91mg	8%
Folate	6µg	24µg	5%
Protein	24.85g	22.78g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.032mg	4%
Magnesium	23mg	37mg	3%
Potassium	279mg	170mg	3%
Manganese		0.049mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.896g	0.59g	2%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0.4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.2g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	109kcal	52kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	37g	84g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Vitamin D*	6 IU	4 IU	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.157mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	2.142mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	2.38mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.672mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.997mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.242mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.931mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.013g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.012g	N/A