Jellyfish vs. Sardines — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between jellyfish and sardines
- Sardines are higher than jellyfish in vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin D, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin E.
- Jellyfish covers your daily sodium needs 408% more than sardines.
- The amount of sodium in sardines is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Jellyfish, dried, salted and Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1850% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +19000% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +13133.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +28.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +32.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +211.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +2350% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +24.9% |
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.
Contains more CholineCholine | +26.7% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1500% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +10100% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +700% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +2170% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +2522.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +1570% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +44600% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +2500% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +900% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 9690mg | 307mg | 408% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.02µg | 8.94µg | 372% |
Phosphorus | 20mg | 490mg | 67% |
Cholesterol | 5mg | 142mg | 46% |
Calcium | 2mg | 382mg | 38% |
Protein | 5.5g | 24.62g | 38% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.2mg | 5.245mg | 32% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.475g | 5.148g | 31% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 193IU | 24% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 4.8µg | 24% |
Selenium | 42.2µg | 52.7µg | 19% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.01mg | 0.227mg | 17% |
Fats | 1.4g | 11.45g | 15% |
Vitamin E | 0.02mg | 2.04mg | 13% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.642mg | 13% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.01mg | 0.167mg | 12% |
Potassium | 3mg | 397mg | 12% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.202g | 3.869g | 9% |
Calories | 36kcal | 208kcal | 9% |
Magnesium | 2mg | 39mg | 9% |
Zinc | 0.42mg | 1.31mg | 8% |
Iron | 2.27mg | 2.92mg | 8% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.08mg | 6% |
Saturated fat | 0.273g | 1.528g | 6% |
Manganese | 0.108mg | 5% | |
Copper | 0.14mg | 0.186mg | 5% |
Choline | 95mg | 75mg | 4% |
Vitamin A | 2µg | 32µg | 3% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 2.6µg | 2% |
Folate | 1µg | 10µg | 2% |
Tryptophan | 0.276mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 1.079mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 1.134mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 2.001mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 2.26mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.729mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.961mg | 0% | |
Valine | 1.268mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.725mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.007g | 0.473g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.25g | 0.509g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.021g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more WaterWater | +14.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +481% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +347.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +717.9% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -82.1% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1815.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +983.8% |