Shrimp and Cholesterol

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

We all know, or most of us, that you can get a bag of frozen shrimp pretty damn cheap.

Of course, the downside to shrimp is cholesterol that it has.

Question is, if I am on a decent bulking diet, would eating shrimp everyday be okay? What about 3 times a week?

[NaturalMass]

Nutrition Facts

Shrimp, cooked

Serving Size: 8 oz



Amount Per Serving


Calories 224.4

Total Fat 2.4 g

Saturated Fat 0.7 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0 g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.4 g

Cholesterol 442.0 mg

Sodium 507.7 mg

Potassium 412.5 mg

Total Carbohydrate 0.0 g

Dietary Fiber 0.0 g

Sugars 0.0 g

Protein 47.4 g


Vitamin A 9.9 %

Vitamin B-12 56.3 %

Vitamin B-6 14.4 %

Vitamin C 8.3 %

Vitamin D 0.0 %

Vitamin E 5.8 %

Calcium 8.8 %

Copper 21.9 %

Folate 2.3 %

Iron 38.9 %

Magnesium 19.3 %

Manganese 3.9 %

Niacin 29.4 %

Pantothenic Acid 7.7 %

Phosphorus 31.1 %

Riboflavin 4.3 %

Selenium 128.2 %

Thiamin 4.7 %

Zinc 23.6 %

[NaturalMass]

i'd say they're not horrible. Great in protein, but not so great in Sodium and Cholesterol. Three times a week won't hurt, considering i eat 21 servings of meat in a week....

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

the shrimp I have is as follows:

Size: about 12 shrimp:

1g fat
165mg chloes.
550mg sodium
0 carbs
18g protein

about the same sodium as you posted, but way less cholesterol.

[NaturalMass]

mine posting was for 8 oz.