Group · Seafood
Brown shrimp
The brown shrimp is a small shrimp from the North Sea and the Channel, eaten whole, with its shell, which explains its composition, unmatched in the family.
In terms of nutrition facts, cooked: 89.4 kcal per 100 g for 19.4 g of protein and 1.1 g of fat. Its figures are extraordinary: 1,000 mg of calcium, 260 µg of iodine, 12.6 µg of vitamin B12, 40 µg of selenium and 4.32 mg of vitamin E per 100 g. It contains 1.47 g of salt.
Macronutrient breakdown
Nutrition table per 100 g
| Calories | 89 kcal |
| Kilojoules | 379 kJ |
| Protein | 19,4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0,5 g |
| Fat | 1,1 g |
Micronutrients per 100 g
All measured nutrients, ranked by share of the daily reference intake.
- Vitamin B1212,6 µg504 %
- Iodine260 µg173 %
- Calcium1000 mg125 %
- Copper1 mg100 %
- EPA0,24 g96 %
- Selenium40 µg73 %
- DHA0,17 g68 %
- Phosphorus280 mg40 %
See the other 13 nutrients
- Vitamin E4,32 mg36 %
- Zinc2,4 mg24 %
- Vitamin B20,28 mg20 %
- Vitamin B933,5 µg17 %
- Total omega-30,41 g16 %
- Magnesium53 mg14 %
- Manganese0,14 mg7 %
- Vitamin B60,09 mg7 %
- Iron0,79 mg6 %
- Potassium97 mg5 %
- Vitamin B30,49 mg3 %
- Vitamin B50,11 mg2 %
- Omega-6 LA0,01 g0 %
Anses Ciqual 2025. Source: Anses, 2025, Ciqual food composition table
Tips
1,000 mg of calcium: the record for all seafood. It is the shell, eaten with the flesh, that supplies it. An 80 g portion covers the entire reference intake, better than a hard-pressed cheese.
260 µg of iodine and 12.6 µg of vitamin B12. Respectively one and three-quarter times and five times the reference intakes. No other crustacean comes close to this combination.
1.47 g of salt: that comes from cooking in seawater. An 80 g portion provides 1.2 g of salt, a quarter of the daily guideline. Do not add salt to anything else. See salt.
Peeled, it loses all its appeal. The calcium is in the shell. Peeled brown shrimp sold in trays no longer have this profile, and often contain preservatives.
Hyperthyroidism: a caveat. At 260 µg of iodine, people being treated for an overactive thyroid, or before a scintigraphy, should talk to their doctor.