healthy-own.blogspot.com - Lot of people like the seafood , but often also allergic to seafood , especially shrimp. For those who are allergic , may not be able to enjoy it , but when you include the likes with shrimp dish , then some nutritional facts about shrimp also need to know.
Based news.health.com , a shrimp tail contains about 7 calories and if you eat more than 10 shrimps course , the calories you eat is less than the amount of calories chicken breast reaches 85 calories. This indicates that the shrimp is a low-calorie foods.
This fact is very good , to keep the weight balance. So if you want to diet , shrimp is one of the good meat consumed. In addition , the shrimp are also a source of protein. In addition to the high water content , shrimp has about 20 grams of protein in one tail. Shrimp also have a bit of fat and carbohydrates.
Besides being rich in protein , shrimp also provides a wide range of essential nutrients. Four ounces of steamed shrimp contains more than 100% daily requirement of selenium , more than 75% for vitamin B12 , more than 50% of the phosphorus , and more than 30% for choline , copper , and iodine. Selenium is especially important role as an antioxidant that helps fight cell damage and DNA that cause premature aging , keeping the immune system and thyroid function.
Other antioxidants found in shrimp called astaxanthin , has also been shown to help reduce inflammation , trigger premature aging and disease.
