Shrimp vs chicken
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 101 g of shrimp or 61 g of chicken. Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in shrimp: cholesterol (3.7×), copper (13×), protein, zinc (2.7×) and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
101 g · 24.2 g protein · 0.2 g carbs · 0.28 g fat
60.6 g · 18.8 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 2.2 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Cholesterollimit191 mg · 51.5 mg64%17%
- Copper0.38 mg · 0.03 mg43%3%
- Protein24.2 g · 18.8 g48%38%
- Zinc1.7 mg · 0.61 mg15%6%
- Phosphorus239 mg · 138 mg19%11%
- Magnesium39.4 mg · 17.6 mg9%4%
- Calcium70.7 mg · 9.1 mg5%1%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Total fat0.28 g · 2.2 g<1%·3%
- Saturated fatlimit0.057 g · 0.61 g<1%·3%
- Carbohydrates0.2 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Sodiumlimit112 mg · 44.8 mg5%·2%
- Potassium262 mg · 155 mg6%·3%
- Iron0.52 mg · 0.63 mg3%·4%
- Manganese0.033 mg · 0.01 mg1%·<1%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Shrimp, cooked (SR Legacy 175180), Chicken breast, meat only, roasted (SR Legacy 171477). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.