Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
shrimp
versus
cooked
trout
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in shrimp and trout:
Trout is high in calories and shrimp has 65% less calories than trout - shrimp has 71 calories per 100 grams and trout has 205 calories.
Shrimp | Trout | |
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Protein | 81% | 49% |
Carbohydrates | 5% | ~ |
Fat | 13% | 51% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both shrimp and trout are low in carbohydrates - shrimp has 0.91g of total carbs per 100 grams and trout has 0.1g of carbohydrates.
Trout and shrimp contain similar amounts of sugar - trout has 0.04g of sugar per 100 grams and shrimp does not contain significant amounts.
Both shrimp and trout are high in protein. Trout has 79% more protein than shrimp - shrimp has 13.6g of protein per 100 grams and trout has 24.4g of protein.
Shrimp has 7.4 times less saturated fat than trout - shrimp has 0.26g of saturated fat per 100 grams and trout has 2.2g of saturated fat.
Both shrimp and trout are low in trans fat - shrimp has 0.02g of trans fat per 100 grams and trout does not contain significant amounts.
Trout has 43% less cholesterol than shrimp - shrimp has 126mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and trout has 72mg of cholesterol.
Trout has more Vitamin C than shrimp - trout has 3.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and shrimp does not contain significant amounts.
Trout has 61% more Vitamin A than shrimp - shrimp has 54ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and trout has 87ug of Vitamin A.
Shrimp and trout contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - shrimp has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and trout does not contain significant amounts.
Trout has 150% more Vitamin E than shrimp - shrimp has 1.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and trout has 3.3mg of Vitamin E.
Shrimp and trout contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - shrimp has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and trout has 4.5ug of Vitamin K.
Trout has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, however, shrimp contains more pantothenic acid. Both shrimp and trout contain significant amounts of folate.
Shrimp | Trout | |
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Thiamin | 0.02 MG | 0.14 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.015 MG | 0.11 MG |
Niacin | 1.778 MG | 6.811 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.31 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.161 MG | 0.375 MG |
Folate | 19 UG | 12 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.11 UG | 4.47 UG |
Shrimp is a great source of calcium and it has 74% more calcium than trout - shrimp has 54mg of calcium per 100 grams and trout has 31mg of calcium.
Shrimp and trout contain similar amounts of iron - shrimp has 0.21mg of iron per 100 grams and trout has 0.39mg of iron.
Trout is an excellent source of potassium and it has 310% more potassium than shrimp - shrimp has 113mg of potassium per 100 grams and trout has 463mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, trout has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA), DHA, EPA and DPA than shrimp per 100 grams.
Shrimp | Trout | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.006 G | 0.268 G |
DHA | 0.07 G | 0.631 G |
EPA | 0.068 G | 0.265 G |
DPA | 0.006 G | 0.111 G |
Total | 0.15 G | 1.275 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, trout has more linoleic acid than shrimp per 100 grams.
Shrimp | Trout | |
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other omega 6 | 0.034 G | 0.053 G |
linoleic acid | 0.095 G | 1.929 G |
Total | 0.129 G | 1.982 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).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Shrimp or Trout .
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||