Caloric content of shrimps

Shrimps – a product very useful, tasty and extremely popular recently. Thanks to low contents in shrimps of calories and to a large number in them various microelements, minerals and vitamins, shrimps dishes are used in the menu of many diets and in a balanced diet.

Low caloric content of shrimps is caused:

• Low content of fats – at most 5%;
• Content of carbohydrates less than 1%;
• Proteins – to 20%.

The indicator defining increase in level of sugar in blood (a glycemic index) at the use of shrimps is extremely low, in total about 5 units.

Considerable part of the fats which are contained in shrimps are the irreplaceable Omega-3 and Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids necessary for normal functioning of cardiovascular system which are participating in strengthening of cellular covers, stirring up brain activity, making antiinflammatory and antineoplastic impact on bodies and fabrics.

The protein which is contained in shrimps is rich with taurine which, holding low density lipoproteins from absorption in a blood stream, promotes decrease in level of cholesterol, prevents adjournment of the abdominal fat reducing insulin resistance, is necessary for cellular food, preservation of elasticity and a tone of vessels. Besides, taurine regulates balance of potassium and sodium in a cardiac muscle, supporting cardiac performance. Taurine from protein of shrimps is added to the majority of power tonics. For this reason not only the low caloric content of shrimps, but also a large amount of taurine in them are important at their use in diets.

About 75-80% contain in a shrimp waters, the microelements, vitamins and minerals necessary for normal life activity therefore the caloric content of a shrimp boiled low, and nutrition value is considerable. Retinolum (vitamin A), vitamin D, B1 vitamin, B2 vitamin (Riboflavinum), B9 vitamin (folic acid), B12 vitamin, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), vitamin E (tocopherol) are necessary in work of the nervous and alimentary system, heart and vessels, a thyroid gland, health of skin, bones, hair, sight, immunity maintenance, in the course of digestion of phosphorus and calcium.

Shrimps contain iodine, calcium, phosphorus, copper, iron, potassium, cobalt in the quantity satisfying daily requirement of an organism. Gland in shrimps contains from one hundred times more, than in beef. Meat of shrimps contains in various quantities also sulfur, selenium, molybdenum, magnesium, zinc, manganese, fluorine, chrome.

How many calories in shrimps

How many calories in shrimps, depend on a look (shrimps of the North Sea and Far East are more caloric small by the size) and a way of their culinary processing. Caloric content of shrimps boiled practically does not differ from the caloric content of shrimps crude. Contents in 100 g of a shrimp of calories:

• Fresh, thermally not processed – 73-107 kcal;
• Boiled shrimps – 80-115 kcal;
• Baked in smetanny sauce – 170-180 kcal;
• Fried shrimps – 120-150 kcal;
• Shrimps, fried in batter – 240-250 kcal.

It is important to know that more caloric shrimps of average fineness contain more useful minerals, and they favourably differ on tastes from large types. By the number of calories of a shrimp are comparable to low-fat grades of fish (a pike, a crucian, a flounder, a hake, a tilapia, etc.), potatoes, green peas, bananas. But at the same time the maintenance of useful elements in them is many times higher.

This unique seafood has a number of contraindications for the use about which it is necessary to know. It is impossible to eat shrimps at diseases of a thyroid gland, problems with a liver, allergic rhinitises, bronchial asthma, conjunctivitis. Anyway, it is necessary to make the decision on inclusion in the menu of a diet of low caloric content of shrimps after consultation with the dietitian.