Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
shrimp
versus
cooked
lentils
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in shrimp and lentils:
Lentil is high in calories and shrimp has 39% less calories than lentil - lentil has 116 calories per 100 grams and shrimp has 71 calories.
Shrimp | Lentils | |
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Protein | 81% | 30% |
Carbohydrates | 5% | 67% |
Fat | 13% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Shrimp has 21.1 times less carbohydrates than lentil - lentil has 20.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and shrimp has 0.91g of carbohydrates.
Lentil is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than shrimp - lentil has 7.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and shrimp does not contain significant amounts.
Shrimp has less sugar than lentil - lentil has 1.8g of sugar per 100 grams and shrimp does not contain significant amounts.
Both lentils and shrimp are high in protein. Shrimp has 51% more protein than lentil - lentil has 9g of protein per 100 grams and shrimp has 13.6g of protein.
Both lentils and shrimp are low in saturated fat - lentil has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and shrimp has 0.26g of saturated fat.
Both shrimp and lentils are low in trans fat - shrimp has 0.02g of trans fat per 100 grams and lentil does not contain significant amounts.
Lentil has signficantly less cholesterol than shrimp - shrimp has 126mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and lentil does not contain significant amounts.
Lentil has more Vitamin C than shrimp - lentil has 1.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and shrimp does not contain significant amounts.
Shrimp has more Vitamin A than lentil - shrimp has 54ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and lentil does not contain significant amounts.
Shrimp and lentils contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - shrimp has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and lentil does not contain significant amounts.
Lentils and shrimp contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - lentil has 0.11mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and shrimp has 1.3mg of Vitamin E.
Lentils and shrimp contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - lentil has 1.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and shrimp has 0.3ug of Vitamin K.
Lentil has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and folate, however, shrimp contains more Vitamin B12. Both shrimp and lentils contain significant amounts of niacin and Vitamin B6.
Shrimp | Lentils | |
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Thiamin | 0.02 MG | 0.169 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.015 MG | 0.073 MG |
Niacin | 1.778 MG | 1.06 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.31 MG | 0.638 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.161 MG | 0.178 MG |
Folate | 19 UG | 181 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.11 UG | ~ |
Shrimp is a great source of calcium and it has 184% more calcium than lentil - lentil has 19mg of calcium per 100 grams and shrimp has 54mg of calcium.
Lentil is an excellent source of iron and it has 14 times more iron than shrimp - lentil has 3.3mg of iron per 100 grams and shrimp has 0.21mg of iron.
Lentil is an excellent source of potassium and it has 227% more potassium than shrimp - lentil has 369mg of potassium per 100 grams and shrimp has 113mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, lentil has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than shrimp per 100 grams, however, shrimp contains more dha and epa than lentil per 100 grams.
Shrimp | Lentils | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.006 G | 0.037 G |
DHA | 0.07 G | ~ |
EPA | 0.068 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.006 G | ~ |
Total | 0.15 G | 0.037 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both shrimp and lentils contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Shrimp | Lentils | |
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other omega 6 | 0.006 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.095 G | 0.137 G |
Total | 0.101 G | 0.137 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||