Shrimp Nutrition facts
Shrimp
Shrimps are ten-legged crustaceans found in fresh and salt waters all around the world. Large-sized shrimps are sold as prawns. Their delicious, soft-to firm-textured tail meat is one of the most sought-after seafood in the modern-day culinary world.
Scientific name: Penaeidae monodon (Giant tiger shrimp), Family: Penaeidae.
Shrimps and prawns are small crustaceans with long, narrow tapering bodies that curled-under at the tail end and long whiskers (antennae). Thousands of species of shrimp are found in all the world's oceans and freshwater bodies. Technically large shrimp is known as prawn, particularly in the UK.
| Nutrition Principle | Nutrition Value | Percentage of RDA |
|---|---|---|
| Principle | ||
| Energy | 71 Kcal | 3.5% |
| Carbohydrates | 0.91 g | 0.7% |
| Protein | 13.61 g | 24% |
| Total Fat | 1.01 g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 126 mg | 42% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g | 0% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 19 μg | 4% |
| Niacin | 1.778 mg | 11% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.161 mg | 12% |
| Riboflavin | 0.015 mg | 1% |
| Thiamin | 0.02 mg | 1.6% |
| Vitamin-A | 180 IU | 6% |
| Vitamin-C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 566 mg | 37.7% |
| Potassium | 133 mg | 3% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 54 mg | 5.4% |
| Iron | 0.21 mg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 22 mg | 4.5% |
| Phosphorus | 244 mg | 35% |
| Zinc | 0.97 mg | 9% |
| Omega-3 fats | ||
| EPA (20:5 n-3) | 0.068 g | -- |
| DPA (22:5 n-3) | 0.006 g | -- |
| DHA (22:6 n-3) | 0.07 g | -- |