Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
shrimp
versus
raw bacon
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in shrimp and raw bacon:
Raw bacon is high in calories and shrimp has 83% less calories than raw bacon - raw bacon has 407 calories per 100 grams and shrimp has 71 calories.
Shrimp | Raw Bacon | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 81% | 12% |
Carbohydrates | 5% | 1% |
Fat | 13% | 87% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both raw bacon and shrimp are low in carbohydrates - raw bacon has 0.83g of total carbs per 100 grams and shrimp has 0.91g of carbohydrates.
Raw bacon and shrimp contain similar amounts of sugar - raw bacon has 0.83g of sugar per 100 grams and shrimp does not contain significant amounts.
Both raw bacon and shrimp are high in protein. Raw bacon is very similar to raw bacon for protein - raw bacon has 12.5g of protein per 100 grams and shrimp has 13.6g of protein.
Both shrimp and raw bacon are low in saturated fat - shrimp has 0.26g of saturated fat per 100 grams and raw bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Both shrimp and raw bacon are low in trans fat - shrimp has 0.02g of trans fat per 100 grams and raw bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Raw bacon has signficantly less cholesterol than shrimp - shrimp has 126mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and raw bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Shrimp has more Vitamin A than raw bacon - shrimp has 54ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and raw bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Shrimp and raw bacon contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - shrimp has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and raw bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Raw bacon and shrimp contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - raw bacon has 0.43mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and shrimp has 1.3mg of Vitamin E.
Shrimp and raw bacon contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - shrimp has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and raw bacon does not contain significant amounts.
Shrimp has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Shrimp | Raw Bacon | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.02 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.015 MG | ~ |
Niacin | 1.778 MG | ~ |
Pantothenic acid | 0.31 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.161 MG | ~ |
Folate | 19 UG | ~ |
Vitamin B12 | 1.11 UG | 0.5 UG |
Shrimp is a great source of calcium and it has 12 times more calcium than raw bacon - raw bacon has 4mg of calcium per 100 grams and shrimp has 54mg of calcium.
Raw bacon and shrimp contain similar amounts of iron - raw bacon has 0.42mg of iron per 100 grams and shrimp has 0.21mg of iron.
Raw bacon is an excellent source of potassium and it has 348% more potassium than shrimp - raw bacon has 506mg of potassium per 100 grams and shrimp has 113mg of potassium.
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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Shrimp 100g
(
100 g
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Raw Bacon 100g
(
100 g
)
|
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71KCAL 4% |
|
5% | calories | 473% |
|
407KCAL 20% | |
0.91G 0.4% |
|
10% | carbohydrates | 5% |
|
0.83G 0.3% | |
5% | sugar | >999% | 0.83G | ||||
1G 2% |
|
5% | total fat | >999% |
|
39G 61% | |
0.26G 2% |
|
>999% | saturated fat | 5% |
|
||
0.18G | >999% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | ||||
0.3G | >999% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | ||||
0.02G | >999% | trans fat | 5% | ||||
126MG | >999% | cholesterol | 5% | ||||
566MG 38% |
|
20% | sodium | 5% |
|
470MG 31% | |
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
54UG 8% |
|
>999% | Vitamin A | 5% |
|
||
2IU 0.4% |
|
>999% | Vitamin D | 5% |
|
||
54MG 5% |
|
>999% | calcium | 5% |
|
4MG 0.4% | |
0.21MG 1% |
|
5% | iron | 100% |
|
0.42MG 2% | |
22MG 7% |
|
83% | magnesium | 5% |
|
12MG 4% | |
113MG 5% |
|
5% | potassium | 348% |
|
506MG 22% | |
0.02MG 2% |
|
>999% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
|
||
0.02MG 1% |
|
>999% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
||
1.8MG 13% |
|
>999% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
|
||
0.16MG 12% |
|
>999% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
||
0.31MG 6% |
|
>999% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
|
||
19UG 5% |
|
>999% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
|
||
1.1UG 46% |
|
120% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
|
0.5UG 21% | |
1.3MG 9% |
|
202% | Vitamin E | 5% |
|
0.43MG 3% | |
0.3UG 0.3% |
|
>999% | Vitamin K | 5% |
|
||
14G 27% |
|
8% | protein | 5% |
|
13G 25% | |
81MG 19% |
|
>999% | choline | 5% |
|
||
0.18MG 15% |
|
259% | copper | 5% |
|
0.05MG 4% | |
0.03MG 2% |
|
198% | manganese | 5% |
|
0.01MG 1% | |
244MG 35% |
|
36% | phosphorus | 5% |
|
180MG 26% | |
30UG 54% |
|
>999% | selenium | 5% |
|
||
0.97MG 12% |
|
5% | zinc | 24% |
|
1.2MG 15% | |
83G | 84% | Water | 5% | 45G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, dietary fiber, chlorine, chromium, fluoride, iodine, molybdenum, Vitamin C, biotin (Vit B7). |