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Turkey meat vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turkey meat and shrimp?

  • Turkey meat is higher in zinc, iron, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat, yet shrimp is higher in copper and calcium.
  • Shrimp's daily need coverage for copper is 32% more.
  • Turkey meat has 55 times more monounsaturated fat than shrimp. While turkey meat has 2.647g of monounsaturated fat, shrimp has only 0.048g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in shrimp is lower.
  • The glycemic index of turkey meat is lower.

We used Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 4.2% 21% 41% 31% 68% 96% 13% 1.8% 163%
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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%
Contains more IronIron +113.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +307.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +135.7%
~equal in Potassium ~259mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~237mg
~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.
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% 4% 1.4% 6% 11% 65% 179% 57% 142% 128% 0% 6.8% 48%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turkey meat Shrimp DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 9.573mg 60%
Selenium 29.8µg 54%
Vitamin B6 0.616mg 47%
Vitamin B12 1.02µg 43%
Copper 0.093mg 0.379mg 32%
Cholesterol 109mg 189mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.281mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.948mg 19%
Choline 87.4mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.119g 0.079g 14%
Fats 7.39g 0.28g 11%
Saturated fat 2.155g 0.056g 10%
Protein 28.55g 23.98g 9%
Zinc 2.48mg 1.64mg 8%
Iron 1.09mg 0.51mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.647g 0.048g 6%
Calcium 14mg 70mg 6%
Calories 189kcal 99kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Phosphorus 223mg 237mg 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Magnesium 30mg 39mg 2%
Vitamin D 15IU 2%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.033mg 1%
Vitamin A 12µg 1%
Potassium 239mg 259mg 1%
Carbs 0.06g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 0.2g N/A
Sodium 103mg 111mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Trans fat 0.101g 0.002g N/A
Tryptophan 0.291mg 0%
Threonine 1.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.796mg 0%
Leucine 1.925mg 0%
Lysine 2.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.724mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.903mg 0%
Valine 0.902mg 0%
Histidine 0.749mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.008g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.105g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.008g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.01g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.014g 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.841g 0.018g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 7% 64%
Protein: 28.55 g
Fats: 7.39 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 63.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
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24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2539.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +17%
Contains more OtherOther +152.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 38% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.647 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.119 g
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31% 26% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.048 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5414.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2582.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%

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. Turkey meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171479/nutrients
  2. Shrimp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175180/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.