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

Shrimp, cooked100 cal

101 g · 24.2 g protein · 0.2 g carbs · 0.28 g fat

Chicken breast, meat only, roasted100 cal

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

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%37.5%75%
  • Cholesterollimit64% vs 17%

    191 mg vs 51.5 mg

  • Copper43% vs 3%

    0.38 mg vs 0.03 mg

  • Protein48% vs 38%

    24.2 g vs 18.8 g

  • Zinc15% vs 6%

    1.7 mg vs 0.61 mg

  • Phosphorus19% vs 11%

    239 mg vs 138 mg

  • Magnesium9% vs 4%

    39.4 mg vs 17.6 mg

  • Calcium5% vs 1%

    70.7 mg vs 9.1 mg

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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.

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