Shrimp: Calories, Nutrition & Healthier Swaps

Shrimp are protein with almost no fat or calories, plus iodine and selenium. Salt can be high if they're pre-cooked in brine.

Shrimp nutrition facts per 100 g and per serving

Values per 100 g as eaten, averaged from food composition tables (USDA FoodData Central and others) and rounded — a specific brand or recipe will differ a little.

Shrimp: nutrition highlights

A serving (serving, 120 g) provides 24 g of protein — about 43% of the 56 g daily reference for a 70 kg (154 lb) adult (0.8 g per kg). It contains omega-3 EPA and DHA — about 315 mg per 100 g, or roughly 378 mg per serving.

On the open Nutri-Score algorithm, shrimp gets a B: one of the better picks in its category. The score weighs calories, sugar, saturated fat and salt against protein, fiber and the share of fruit, vegetables, legumes and nuts.

What to watch

• No red flags on the traffic light: sugar, salt and saturated fat per 100 g are all within the low-to-medium range.

How much movement is one serving?

One serving (serving, 120 g) is 114 kcal — roughly 37 min of easy walking or 14 min of cycling for a 70 kg (154 lb) person. In the diary, minutes are worked out for your weight and the activities you actually do.

Healthier swaps for Shrimp

Swaps are picked the same way the app does it: from the same kind of food, with a serving matched to the same calories (±25%), and only when the swap is clearly better — not “salad instead of pizza”.

• Tilapia — 90 g, 115 kcal: −1.3 g salt.
• Oysters — 140 g, 112 kcal: −1 g salt.
• Pollock, boiled — 140 g, 111 kcal: −1 g salt.
• Tuna steak, grilled — 80 g, 111 kcal: −1.4 g salt.