How much protein is in shrimp?

Four ounces of raw shrimp (113 g) has 23 g of protein (96 kcal); 100 g has 20.1 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g raw

PER 100 GProtein

20.1g

Calories85

Carbohydrate0g

Fiber0g

Sugars0g

Fat0.5g

Saturated0.1g

Sodium119 mg

23.6 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLean protein source

23.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (95% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.

25 g of protein from shrimp alone takes 124 g (about 4.4 oz) and 106 kcal.

#3 of 6 in Fish & seafood for protein per 100 g, #1 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in shrimp per portion, raw weight
Portion (raw)	Protein	kcal	Fat
100 g	20.1 g	85	0.5 g
1 oz (28 g)	5.7 g	24	0.1 g
4 oz (113 g)	23 g	96	0.6 g
1 lb (454 g)	91 g	386	2.3 g
1 large (13 g)	2.6 g	11	0.1 g
1 jumbo (20 g)	4 g	17	0.1 g
1 medium (10 g)	2 g	9	0.1 g

Four ounces of raw shrimp (113 g) is 19% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

Weights are raw. Cooking drives off water, so cooked meat has more protein per 100 g, but each piece keeps the protein it started with.

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than all 4.

shrimp compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Shrimp	20.1 g	85	23.6 g
Ahi tuna	24.4 g	109	22.4 g
Cod	17.8 g	82	21.7 g
Tilapia	20.1 g	96	20.9 g
Smoked salmon	18.3 g	117	15.6 g

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Recipes with shrimp

3 recipes in the Feast Mode library use shrimp, macros computed the same way.

Across the 3 library recipes that use it, a serving has 180 g of raw shrimp on average, which brings 36 g of protein: 78% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos, at 81% of the protein.

49G
PROTEIN

Spicy Shrimp Poke Bowls

30 min · 496 kcal

46G
PROTEIN

Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta

35 min · 553 kcal

42G
PROTEIN

Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos

32 min · 523 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in four ounces of raw shrimp?

Four ounces of raw shrimp (113 g) has 23 g of protein and 96 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 0.6 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of shrimp?

100 g of shrimp has 20.1 g of protein, 85 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 0.5 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 175179).

Is shrimp a good source of protein?

Lean protein source: 23.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (95% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from shrimp alone takes 124 g (about 4.4 oz) and 106 kcal.

Which has more protein, shrimp or cod?

Shrimp, with 20.1 g of protein per 100 g against 17.8 g for cod. Per 100 kcal: shrimp 23.6 g, cod 21.7 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175179: “Crustaceans, shrimp, raw”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate

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