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Shrimp: what to pair it with
Shrimp brings 99 kcal, 24.0 g protein, 0.2 g carbs, 0.3 g fat and 0.0 g fibre per 100 g. The best partners that complete a 100 g + 100 g plate, with the numbers.
Best partners
| Partner | Combined | Why | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rye bread | 32.5 g protein together | brings calories and carbs (g) and fat (g) and fibre (g) into range | 5/5 bands |
| Chickpeas | 32.9 g protein together | brings calories and carbs (g) and fibre (g) into range | 4/5 bands |
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What Shrimp brings alone
| Macro | Per 100 g | Against the band |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 99.0 | below the band |
| Protein (g) | 24.0 | inside band |
| Carbs (g) | 0.2 | below the band |
| Fat (g) | 0.3 | below the band |
| Fibre (g) | 0.0 | below the band |
Nutrition page: Shrimp full nutrition facts.
Source: USDA FoodData Central (via the baked nutrition index) · checked 2026-09-03
Frequently asked questions
What is a good partner for shrimp?
The pairings below are computed, not curated: the staples that bring the most of the five plate bands into range. For shrimp the top two are Rye bread and Chickpeas.
Is shrimp healthy?
That depends on the rest of the plate and your day — a single food is never the question. The bands on this page exist so you can see what a food contributes and what still needs adding.
How were the numbers measured?
They are the baked USDA-family nutrition rows that also power /calories, per 100 g. Cooked where the index says cooked, raw where it says raw.
Pair it, then track it
TempoLife logs the actual grams — both foods, one meal, against your daily targets.