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Vegetable vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between vegetable and shrimp

  • Vegetable has more manganese; however, shrimp is higher in copper, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Shrimp covers your daily cholesterol needs 63% more than vegetable.
  • Shrimp contains 11 times less manganese than vegetable. Vegetable contains 0.379mg of manganese, while shrimp contains 0.033mg.
  • The glycemic index of vegetable is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen).

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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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 +60.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1048.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +356.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +234.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +364.7%

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.
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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Shrimp DV% diff.
Cholesterol 0mg 189mg 63%
Protein 2.86g 23.98g 42%
Copper 0.083mg 0.379mg 33%
Phosphorus 51mg 237mg 27%
Vitamin A 214µg 24%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 20%
Fiber 4.4g 18%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.033mg 15%
Zinc 0.49mg 1.64mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 5%
Calcium 25mg 70mg 5%
Folate 19µg 5%
Iron 0.82mg 0.51mg 4%
Magnesium 22mg 39mg 4%
Carbs 13.09g 0.2g 4%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 4%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Potassium 169mg 259mg 3%
Sodium 35mg 111mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 3%
Calories 65kcal 99kcal 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 0.2g N/A
Sugar 3.12g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.002g N/A
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.048g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.079g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Shrimp
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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 CarbsCarbs +6445%
Contains more WaterWater +12%
Contains more ProteinProtein +738.5%
Contains more FatsFats +86.7%
Contains more OtherOther +80.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Shrimp
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +380%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.079g

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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.