First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
| Chicken | Shrimp |
| Nutrient | chicken | shrimp |
| Protein | 20g | 38g |
| Carbohydrate | 0g | 2g |
| Fiber | 0g | 0g |
| Fat | 13g | 3g |
| Monounsat. Fat | 5g | 3g |
| Polyunsat. Fat | 3g | 1g |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 1g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
| Nutrient | chicken | shrimp |
| Choline | 12% | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 6% | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 0% | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 2% | 17% |
| Vitamin K | 4% | 0% |
Shrimp have significantly more Vitamins A, E than chicken. Chicken are a good source of Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus. Chicken are a great source of Niacin. Shrimp are a good source of Magnesium, Zinc, Calcium. Shrimp are a great source of Niacin, Phosphorus, Iron. Shrimp are an excellent source of Vitamin B12.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
| Nutrient | chicken | shrimp |
| Vitamin B1 | 5% | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 16% | 6% |
| Vitamin B3 | 43% | 40% |
| Vitamin B5 | 18% | 10% |
| Vitamin B6 | 23% | 18% |
| Vitamin B12 | 12% | 109% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
| Nutrient | chicken | shrimp |
| Sodium | 5% | 19% |
| Potasium | 5% | 10% |
| Calcium | 2% | 20% |
| Magnesium | 5% | 20% |
| Phosphorus | 24% | 67% |
| Iron | 18% | 76% |
| Manganese | 1% | 4% |
| Selenium | 35% | 159% |
| Copper | 6% | 50% |
| Zinc | 20% | 22% |
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