Shrimp vs Chicken: Which Has More Protein & Is Healthier?

Per 100 g, Chicken has 133 kcal and Shrimp has 85 kcal, so Shrimp has 36% fewer calories.

Chicken has more fat (7.16 g vs 0.51 g). Relative to calories, Shrimp is the better protein source (23.6 g vs 13.5 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Chicken - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Chicken - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chicken
Serving size:
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one chicken (200g)breast (200g)thigh (250g)leg (100g)wing (119g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Shrimp
Serving size:
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one shrimp (10g)cup (145g)half cup (72.5g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Chicken vs Shrimp 100g Compare

per 100gChickenShrimp
Calories133 85
Fat7.16 g0.51 g
Saturated fat1.56 g0.1 g
Protein17.91 g20.1 g
Water74.72 g78.45 g
Calcium5.819 mg64 mg
Iron0.593 mg0.52 mg
Magnessium20.51 mg35 mg
Potassium301.7 mg264 mg
Sodium62.95 mg119 mg

More Calories in Chicken

At first glance, you can see that in chicken is much more calories than in shrimp.

Chicken has 133 kcal per 100g and shrimp 85 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 56%.

In chicken and in shrimp most calories came from protein.

See tables below to compare chicken with shrimp in details.

Chicken 100g

133kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 53% PROTEIN
  • 47% FAT
Chicken calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | breast | thigh | leg | wing

Shrimp 100g

85kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 95% PROTEIN
  • 5% FAT
Shrimp calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | half cup

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.