Chicken meat vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chicken meat and shrimp

Chicken meat has more vitamin B3; however, shrimp is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, phosphorus, vitamin E, and choline.
Shrimp covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 57% more than chicken meat.
Shrimp has 7 times less saturated fat than chicken meat. Chicken meat has 3.79g of saturated fat, while shrimp has 0.521g.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of shrimp is 50, while the glycemic index of chicken meat is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been 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.

Chicken meat

Shrimp

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+31.2%
Contains more IronIron	+293.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+506.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+290.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+68.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+145%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+107.1%

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.

Chicken meat

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+96.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+216.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+98.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+65.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+87.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+714.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+453.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+380%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	1.66µg	57%
Selenium	23.9µg	49.5µg	47%
Cholesterol	88mg	211mg	41%
Sodium	82mg	947mg	38%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	2.678mg	36%
Copper	0.066mg	0.258mg	21%
Fats	13.6g	1.7g	18%
Phosphorus	182mg	306mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	0.59g	16%
Saturated fat	3.79g	0.521g	15%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	2.2mg	13%
Choline	65.9mg	135.4mg	13%
Iron	1.26mg	0.32mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.242mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	0.361g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.024mg	11%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.519mg	10%
Protein	27.3g	22.78g	9%
Calcium	15mg	91mg	8%
Calories	239kcal	119kcal	6%
Vitamin A	48µg	90µg	5%
Folate	5µg	24µg	5%
Magnesium	23mg	37mg	3%
Zinc	1.94mg	1.63mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.032mg	3%
Potassium	223mg	170mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0.4µg	2%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.049mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	52kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	84g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU	4 IU	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.012g	N/A