# How Many Calories Are in Shrimp?

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Description: Cooked shrimp has about 99 calories per 100 g. See shrimp calories for 3 oz, 100 g, 150 g and 200 g portions and calculate your serving.
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## How Many Calories Are in Shrimp?

A 100 g serving of cooked shrimp contains approximately 99 calories.

Shrimp is very lean: the same 100 g serving provides about 24 g of protein with very little fat.

## Calories in cooked shrimp by weight

These values use plain cooked shrimp without breading, butter or added sauce. Preparation can change calories substantially.

| Serving | Calories | Reference |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3 oz cooked | 84 kcal | 85 g |
| 100 g cooked | 99 kcal | 100 g |
| 150 g cooked | 149 kcal | 150 g |
| 200 g cooked | 198 kcal | 200 g |

## Calculate calories for your shrimp

Weigh the cooked shrimp you actually eat and enter the weight. Use a different reference for breaded, fried or sauce-coated shrimp.

Calculated from approximately 99 calories per 100 g of plain cooked shrimp.

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## How many calories should you eat per day?

Knowing that plain cooked shrimp has about 99 calories per 100 g is useful. Knowing how that fits into your own day is more useful.

## Nutrition data and methodology

Nutrition values use USDA FoodData Central's cooked shrimp reference at approximately 99 kcal, 23.98 g protein, 0.28 g fat and 0.2 g carbohydrate per 100 g.

This page is intentionally for plain cooked shrimp. Breading, frying, butter and sauces can materially increase calories.

### Sources

[USDA FoodData Central](https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/)

[USDA-derived cooked shrimp record](https://whatyoueat.io/foods/175180)

## Common questions about shrimp calories

### How many calories are in 100 g of shrimp?

Plain cooked shrimp contains approximately 99 calories per 100 g.

### How many calories are in 3 oz of shrimp?

About 84 calories for an 85 g cooked serving.

### How many calories are in 150 g of shrimp?

Approximately 149 calories.

### Is shrimp low in calories?

Yes. Plain cooked shrimp is relatively low in calories and high in protein.

### Do fried shrimp have the same calories?

No. Breading and frying add carbohydrate and fat; USDA data for breaded fried shrimp is substantially higher than plain cooked shrimp.