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Shrimp Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 113

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 2g %2

Saturated Fat 1g %2

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 211mg %0

Sodium 947mg %63

Total Carbohydrate 2g %0

Dietary Fiber 0g %0

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 23g

Vitamin D 4.0IU %0

Calcium 91.0mg %7

Iron 0.3mg %1

Potassium 170mg %4

Phosphorus 306.0mg %30

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in shrimp

Vitamin C 0.0mg %0

Vitamin K 0.4µg %0

Vitamin D 4.0IU %1

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.0mg %2

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.0mg %3

Vitamin A 301.0IU %10

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.5mg %10

Vitamin E 2.2mg %15

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 2.7mg %17

Vitamin B6 0.2mg %19

Choline, total 135.4mg %25

Vitamin B12 1.7µg %69

Minerals in shrimp

Iron 0.3mg %2

Manganese 0.0mg %2

Potassium 170.0mg %4

Calcium 91.0mg %7

Magnesium 37.0mg %9

Zinc 1.6mg %12

Copper 0.3mg %29

Phosphorus 306.0mg %31

Sodium 947.0mg %63

Selenium 49.5µg %90

Amino Acids in shrimp

Valine 1.1g %55

Leucine 2.0g %67

Histidine 0.5g %67

Isoleucine 1.1g %70

Threonine 0.9g %80

Methionine 0.7g %85

Tryptophan 0.3g %87

Cystine 0.3g %89

Tyrosine 0.9g %92

Lysine 2.2g %97

Phenylalanine 1.0g %106

Fatty Acids in shrimp

DPA 0.01g %8

Omega-3 0.29g %18

EPA 0.14g %45

DHA 0.14g %71

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of shrimp is 0.0/100 which makes it a low quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Shrimp has a complete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Valine 39 46
Leucine 59 85
Histidine 15 22
Isoleucine 30 46
Threonine 23 39
Tryptophan 6 11
Lysine 45 94
Met+Cys 22 41
Phe+Tyr 30 81

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in shrimp is 7.8 which makes it a high P:E food.

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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of shrimp is 1.2 which makes it a low energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in shrimp as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for shrimp is 42/100 good).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

nutrient density score

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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for shrimp

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 0.66 <4
Zinc:Copper 6.32 <12
Potassium:Sodium 0.18 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 2.46 <2
Iron:Copper 1.16 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.30 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 70%

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This food is insulinogenic with high insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

70% of insulinogenic calories

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