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Jellyfish vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jellyfish and crab different?

  • Jellyfish is richer in iron, while crab is higher in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin E.
  • Jellyfish covers your daily need for sodium, 397% more than crab.
  • Jellyfish contains 5 times more iron than crab. Jellyfish contains 2.27mg of iron, while crab contains 0.5mg.
  • Crab is lower in sodium.

Jellyfish, dried, salted and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned types were used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.6% 0.26% 85% 47% 11% 8.6% 1264% 0% 230%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more IronIron +354%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8533.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +481.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +807.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1070%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.2%
~equal in Selenium ~42.9µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 2.5% 2.3% 3.8% 0% 2.3% 2.5% 0.25% 0.75% 52%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +830%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1273.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1460%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +16550%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +5000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jellyfish Crab DV% diff.
Sodium 9690mg 563mg 397%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 3.33µg 138%
Copper 0.14mg 0.814mg 75%
Zinc 0.42mg 3.81mg 31%
Cholesterol 5mg 97mg 31%
Phosphorus 20mg 234mg 31%
Protein 5.5g 17.88g 25%
Iron 2.27mg 0.5mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 20%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 2.747mg 16%
Folate 1µg 51µg 13%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 1.84mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.01mg 0.156mg 11%
Calcium 2mg 91mg 9%
Potassium 3mg 259mg 8%
Magnesium 2mg 36mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0.093mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Manganese 0.074mg 3%
Choline 95mg 80.9mg 3%
Calories 36kcal 83kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.023mg 1%
Selenium 42.2µg 42.9µg 1%
Fats 1.4g 0.74g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.475g 0.258g 1%
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.273g 0.201g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.202g 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.007g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.25g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.021g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 68% 25%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68 g
Other: 25.1 g
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +89.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1385.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +225.1%
Contains more WaterWater +17.2%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 21% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.273 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.202 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.475 g
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Jellyfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168129/nutrients
  2. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.