Lobster vs Shrimp: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Lobster has 77 kcal and Shrimp has 85 kcal, so Lobster has 9% fewer calories.

Shrimp has more protein (20.1 g vs 16.5 g). Relative to calories, Shrimp is the better protein source (23.6 g vs 21.5 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Lobster - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Lobster - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Lobster
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one lobster (120g)
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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.

Lobster vs Shrimp 100g Compare


per 100gLobsterShrimp
Calories77 85
Fat0.75 g0.51 g
Protein16.52 g20.1 g
Water80.95 g78.45 g
Calcium84 mg64 mg
Iron0.26 mg0.52 mg
Magnessium38 mg35 mg
Potassium200 mg264 mg
Sodium423 mg119 mg

Less Calories in Lobster

At first glance, you can see that in lobster is less calories than in shrimp.

Lobster has 77 kcal per 100g and shrimp 85 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 10%.

In lobster and in shrimp most calories came from protein.

See tables below to compare lobster with shrimp in details.

Lobster 100g

77kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 91% PROTEIN
  • 9% 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.