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.

100 g of plain cooked shrimp 99 kcal
Protein
24,0 g
Carbohydrates
0,2 g
Fat
0,3 g
Fiber
0,0 g

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

One shrimp serving is easy. A whole day gets harder.

Kibora helps you log meals quickly by photo, voice, barcode, text, or favorites, then puts calories and nutrition into the context of your whole day.

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.

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.

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.