Crab stick vs. Jellyfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crab stick and jellyfish

Crab stick is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B12, magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2, yet jellyfish is higher in selenium, iron, choline, and copper.
Jellyfish covers your daily sodium needs 398% more than crab stick.
Crab stick contains 29 times more vitamin B12 than jellyfish. While crab stick contains 0.57µg of vitamin B12, jellyfish contains only 0.02µg.
The amount of sodium in crab stick is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi and Jellyfish, dried, salted.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Crab stick

Jellyfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+2050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1310%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more IronIron	+482.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+337.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+89.2%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Crab stick

Jellyfish

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+210%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2750%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+630.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	529mg	9690mg	398%
Phosphorus	282mg	20mg	37%
Selenium	22.3µg	42.2µg	36%
Iron	0.39mg	2.27mg	24%
Vitamin B12	0.57µg	0.02µg	23%
Choline	13mg	95mg	15%
Copper	0.032mg	0.14mg	12%
Magnesium	43mg	2mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.01mg	9%
Carbs	15g	0g	5%
Cholesterol	20mg	5mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.01mg	5%
Protein	7.62g	5.5g	4%
Vitamin B3	0.62mg	0.2mg	3%
Calories	95kcal	36kcal	3%
Potassium	90mg	3mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.143g	0.475g	2%
Fiber	0.5g	0g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.01mg	2%
Zinc	0.33mg	0.42mg	1%
Fats	0.46g	1.4g	1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Starch	3.5g		1%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	0.02mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	2mg	1%
Net carbs	14.5g	0g	N/A
Sugar	6.25g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg		0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	0.1µg	0%
Folate	0µg	1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.008g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.216g	0.273g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.275g	0.202g	0%
Tryptophan	0.075mg		0%
Threonine	0.285mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.23mg		0%
Leucine	0.607mg		0%
Lysine	0.707mg		0%
Methionine	0.261mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.26mg		0%
Valine	0.286mg		0%
Histidine	0.156mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.028g	0.25g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.089g		N/A