Crayfish vs Shrimp: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Crayfish has 81 kcal and Shrimp has 85 kcal, so Crayfish has 5% fewer calories.

Shrimp has more protein (20.1 g vs 16.7 g). Relative to calories, Shrimp is the better protein source (23.6 g vs 20.6 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Crayfish - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Crayfish - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Crayfish
Serving size:
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standard serving size (85g)1 piece without shell (15g)
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* 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
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one shrimp (10g)cup (145g)half cup (72.5g)
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* 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.

Crayfish vs Shrimp 100g Compare


per 100gCrayfishShrimp
Calories81 85
Fat1.19 g0.51 g
Protein16.66 g20.1 g
Water78.85 g78.45 g
Calcium60 mg64 mg
Iron0.83 mg0.52 mg
Magnessium33 mg35 mg
Potassium294 mg264 mg
Sodium348 mg119 mg

Less Calories in Crayfish

At first glance, you can see that in crayfish is just a little less calories than in shrimp.

Crayfish has 81 kcal per 100g and shrimp 85 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 5%.

In crayfish and in shrimp most calories came from protein.

See tables below to compare crayfish with shrimp in details.

Crayfish 100g

81kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 86% PROTEIN
  • 14% FAT

Shrimp 100g

85kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 95% PROTEIN
  • 5% FAT

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.