Shrimps are a great shellfish choice for boosting your vitamin and minerals levels. They're a rich source of selenium and zinc which is important to develop a healthy immune system and thanks to their high content of copper and magnesium, they can also help support the health of your bones too. Shrimps are also high in protein and low in both calories and carbohydrates, similar to prawns.

A rich source of: zinc, selenium, magnesium.


Shrimps, boiled

Energy (kcal) 117
Energy (kJ) 493
Water (g) 62.5
Starch (g) 0
Total sugars (g) 0
Glucose (g) 0
Fructose (g) 0
Sucrose (g) 0
Maltose (g) 0
Lactose (g) 0
Protein (g) 23.8
Protein (g)/100kcal 20.3
Protein % of calories 81.4
Carbohydrate (g) 0
Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal 0
Carb % of calories 0
Fat (g) 2.4
Fat (g)/100kcal 2.1
Fat % of calories 18.5
Satd FA /100g fd (g) 0.4
Mono FA /100g food (g) 0.5
Poly FA /100g food (g) 0.8
Sodium (mg) 20
Potassium (mg) 370
Calcium (mg) 210
Magnesium (mg) 19
Phosphorus (mg) 91
Iron (mg) 3
Copper (mg) 0
Zinc (mg) 0.4
Chloride (mg) 78
Manganese (mg) N
Selenium (µg) N
Iodine (µg) N
Vitamin D (µg) 0
Vitamin E (mg) N
Thiamin (mg) 0.1
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1
Niacin (mg) 1.5
Tryptophan/60 (mg) 0.5
Niacin equivalent (mg) 2
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.2
Vitamin B12 (µg) 0
Folate (µg) 92
Pantothenate (mg) 0.4
Biotin (µg) 0.4
Vitamin C (mg) 180
NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide 0
Cholesterol (mg) 130
Retinol (µg) 0
Carotene (µg) 2630
Retinol Equivalent (µg) 438

Shrimps, canned in brine, drained

Energy (kcal) 94
Energy (kJ) 398
Water (g) 74.9
Starch (g) 0
Total sugars (g) 0
Glucose (g) 0
Fructose (g) 0
Sucrose (g) 0
Maltose (g) 0
Lactose (g) 0
Protein (g) 20.8
Protein (g)/100kcal 22.1
Protein % of calories 88.5
Carbohydrate (g) 0
Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal 0
Carb % of calories 0
Fat (g) 1.2
Fat (g)/100kcal 1.3
Fat % of calories 11.5
Satd FA /100g fd (g) 0.2
Mono FA /100g food (g) 0.3
Poly FA /100g food (g) 0.4
Trans FAs /100g food (g) 0
Sodium (mg) 2
Potassium (mg) 702
Calcium (mg) 13
Magnesium (mg) 32
Phosphorus (mg) 52
Iron (mg) 0.7
Copper (mg) 0.1
Zinc (mg) 0.4
Chloride (mg) 133
Manganese (mg) 0.2
Selenium (µg) 0
Iodine (µg) 1
Vitamin D (µg) 0
Vitamin E (mg) N
Thiamin (mg) 0.2
Riboflavin (mg) 0
Niacin (mg) 1.1
Tryptophan/60 (mg) 0.5
Niacin equivalent (mg) 1.6
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.1
Vitamin B12 (µg) 0
Folate (µg) 21
Pantothenate (mg) 0.5
Biotin (µg) 0.4
Vitamin C (mg) 7
Alcohol (g) 0
NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide 0
Cholesterol (mg) 130
Retinol (µg) 0
Carotene (µg) 0
Retinol Equivalent (µg) 0

Shrimps, dried

Energy (kcal) 245
Energy (kJ) 1037
Water (g) 25.5
Starch (g) 0
Total sugars (g) 0
Glucose (g) 0
Fructose (g) 0
Sucrose (g) 0
Maltose (g) 0
Lactose (g) 0
Protein (g) 55.8
Protein (g)/100kcal 22.8
Protein % of calories 91.1
Carbohydrate (g) 0
Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal 0
Carb % of calories 0
Fat (g) 2.4
Fat (g)/100kcal 1
Fat % of calories 8.8
Satd FA /100g fd (g) 0.4
Mono FA /100g food (g) 0.5
Poly FA /100g food (g) 0.8
Sodium (mg) 4
Potassium (mg) 467
Calcium (mg) 24
Magnesium (mg) 26
Phosphorus (mg) 43
Iron (mg) 1.1
Copper (mg) 0.1
Zinc (mg) 0.3
Chloride (mg) 82
Manganese (mg) 0.1
Selenium (µg) 0
Iodine (µg) 3
Vitamin D (µg) 0
Vitamin E (mg) 2.2
Vitamin K1 (µg) 11.7
Thiamin (mg) 0.2
Riboflavin (mg) 0
Niacin (mg) 0.3
Tryptophan/60 (mg) 0.5
Niacin equivalent (mg) 0.8
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.4
Vitamin B12 (µg) 0
Folate (µg) 7
Pantothenate (mg) 0.4
Biotin (µg) 0.4
Vitamin C (mg) 9
NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide 0
Cholesterol (mg) 505
Retinol (µg) 0
Carotene (µg) 22
Retinol Equivalent (µg) 4

Shrimps, frozen

Energy (kcal) 73
Energy (kJ) 310
Water (g) 81.2
Starch (g) 0
Total sugars (g) 0
Glucose (g) 0
Fructose (g) 0
Sucrose (g) 0
Maltose (g) 0
Lactose (g) 0
Protein (g) 16.5
Protein (g)/100kcal 22.6
Protein % of calories 90.4
Carbohydrate (g) 0
Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal 0
Carb % of calories 0
Fat (g) 0.8
Fat (g)/100kcal 1.1
Fat % of calories 9.9
Satd FA /100g fd (g) 0.1
Mono FA /100g food (g) 0.2
Poly FA /100g food (g) 0.3
Trans FAs /100g food (g) 0
Sodium (mg) 33
Potassium (mg) 760
Calcium (mg) 200
Magnesium (mg) 23
Phosphorus (mg) 64
Iron (mg) 7.7
Copper (mg) 0
Zinc (mg) 0.7
Chloride (mg) 160
Manganese (mg) 0.2
Selenium (µg) 1
Iodine (µg) N
Vitamin D (µg) 0
Vitamin E (mg) 1.7
Vitamin K1 (µg) 548
Thiamin (mg) 0.2
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1
Niacin (mg) 1
Tryptophan/60 (mg) 0.5
Niacin equivalent (mg) 1.5
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.1
Vitamin B12 (µg) 0
Folate (µg) 170
Pantothenate (mg) 0.3
Biotin (µg) 0.4
Vitamin C (mg) 190
Alcohol (g) 0
NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide 0
Cholesterol (mg) 130
Retinol (µg) 0
Carotene (µg) 4040
Retinol Equivalent (µg) 673