Squid vs Shrimp: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Squid has 92 kcal and Shrimp has 85 kcal, so Shrimp has 8% fewer calories.

Shrimp has more protein (20.1 g vs 15.6 g). Squid has more carbohydrates (3.08 g vs 0 g). Relative to calories, Shrimp is the better protein source (23.6 g vs 16.9 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Squid - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Squid - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Squid
Serving size:
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standard serving size (100g)ring (5g)cup (120g)half cup (60g)
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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:
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.

Squid vs Shrimp 100g Compare


per 100gSquidShrimp
Calories92 85
Fat1.38 g0.51 g
Protein15.58 g20.1 g
Water78.55 g78.45 g
Calcium32 mg64 mg
Iron0.68 mg0.52 mg
Magnessium33 mg35 mg
Potassium246 mg264 mg
Sodium44 mg119 mg

More Calories in Squid

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

Squid has 92 kcal per 100g and shrimp 85 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 8%.

In squid and in shrimp most calories came from protein.

See tables below to compare squid with shrimp in details.

Squid 100g

92kcal

Calories source

  • 14% CARBS.
  • 72% 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.