Oyster vs Shrimp: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Oyster has 51 kcal and Shrimp has 85 kcal, so Oyster has 40% fewer calories.

Shrimp has more protein (20.1 g vs 5.71 g). Oyster has more fat (1.71 g vs 0.51 g). Oyster has more carbohydrates (2.72 g vs 0 g). Relative to calories, Shrimp is the better protein source (23.6 g vs 11.2 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Oyster - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Oyster - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Oyster
Serving size:
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one oyster (50g)cup sliced (86g)
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Calories

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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.
Shrimp
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one shrimp (10g)cup (145g)half cup (72.5g)
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Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
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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.

Oyster vs Shrimp 100g Compare


per 100gOysterShrimp
Calories51 85
Fat1.71 g0.51 g
Protein5.71 g20.1 g
Water89.04 g78.45 g
Calcium59 mg64 mg
Iron4.61 mg0.52 mg
Magnessium18 mg35 mg
Potassium156 mg264 mg
Sodium85 mg119 mg

Less Calories in Oyster

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

Oyster has 51 kcal per 100g and shrimp 85 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 67%.

In oyster and in shrimp most calories came from protein.

See tables below to compare oyster with shrimp in details.

Oyster 100g

51kcal

Calories source

  • 22% CARBS.
  • 47% PROTEIN
  • 31% 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.