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Shrimp

Shrimp are small aquatic crustaceans commonly boiled, grilled, fried, or added to soups, stir-fries, and sauces.

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About Shrimp

Shrimp are small aquatic crustaceans with segmented bodies, a shell, antennae, and a fan-shaped tail. They are a broad culinary category rather than a specified species, size, habitat, or preparation state. The edible flesh is usually pale and slightly translucent raw, becoming opaque, firm, and pinkish or white when cooked.

Flavour varies by species, habitat, freshness, size, and cooking method. Shrimp are commonly boiled, steamed, grilled, fried, or sautéed, and are added to soups, stir-fries, curries, sauces, and cold dishes.

They may be sold whole, head-on, shell-on, peeled, deveined, fresh, frozen, cooked, or dried. These forms differ in texture and in the edible portion used; cooking generally firms the flesh, while drying produces a more concentrated, chewy product.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for shrimp

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English

shrimp

English

queues de crevettes décortiquées

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Shrimp nutrition & diet

Shrimp nutritional value

Crustaceans, shrimp, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
85kcal
Protein
20.1g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.5g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Reference edible shrimp flesh after shell and vein removal, and state whether it is raw, boiled, grilled, fried, or incorporated into a dish. Preparation can add oil, batter, sauces, or salt, while shell-on serving weights are not directly comparable with peeled portions.

Compare the right form: Use the same shrimp species and edible form, including raw or cooked state, shell and tail status, and whether breading, sauce, or oil is included.

Diet considerations

Shrimp are animals, specifically aquatic crustaceans. Compatibility changes when they are battered, fried, cooked with dairy, or added to meat-containing dishes. Plain shrimp fit different dietary patterns than shrimp paste, stocks, sauces, or mixed preparations, and served portions can shift the dish toward a protein-centered or carbohydrate-centered pattern.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Typically incompatible
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
Seafood fits this pescatarian definition. Added meat-based stock or other ingredients would need checking separately.
Keto · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Paleo · May be compatible
May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
Low-carb · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies shellfish, which does not meet the kosher fish criteria.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Crustaceans, shrimp, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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