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Jellyfish vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between jellyfish and lobster

  • Jellyfish is higher in iron, yet lobster is higher in copper, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and magnesium.
  • Jellyfish covers your daily sodium needs 400% more than lobster.
  • Jellyfish contains 8 times more iron than lobster. While jellyfish contains 2.27mg of iron, lobster contains only 0.29mg.
  • The amount of sodium in lobster is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Jellyfish, dried, salted and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 29% 20% 11% 517% 110% 79% 63% 8.5% 399%
Contains more IronIron +682.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1007.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +864.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +825%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +73.2%

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.
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%
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% 0.33% 20% 0% 5.8% 3.9% 34% 100% 27% 179% 0% 8.3% 44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +815%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1090%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +7050%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jellyfish Lobster DV% diff.
Sodium 9690mg 486mg 400%
Copper 0.14mg 1.55mg 157%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 1.43µg 59%
Selenium 42.2µg 73.1µg 56%
Cholesterol 5mg 146mg 47%
Zinc 0.42mg 4.05mg 33%
Vitamin B5 1.667mg 33%
Protein 5.5g 19g 27%
Iron 2.27mg 0.29mg 25%
Phosphorus 20mg 185mg 24%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.83mg 10%
Magnesium 2mg 43mg 10%
Calcium 2mg 96mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.01mg 0.119mg 8%
Potassium 3mg 230mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 1mg 7%
Choline 95mg 80.9mg 3%
Manganese 0.065mg 3%
Folate 1µg 11µg 3%
Calories 36kcal 89kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.475g 0.34g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0.017mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.023mg 1%
Fats 1.4g 0.86g 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 1IU 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.013g N/A
Saturated fat 0.273g 0.208g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.202g 0.253g 0%
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 0.753mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.832mg 0%
Leucine 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 1.426mg 0%
Methionine 0.475mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.782mg 0%
Valine 0.852mg 0%
Histidine 0.475mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.007g 0.117g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.25g 0.078g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.021g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.033g 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
19% 78% 2%
Protein: 19 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.11 g
Other: 2.03 g
Contains more FatsFats +62.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1136.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +245.5%
Contains more WaterWater +14.9%
~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
26% 32% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.208 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.253 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.34 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +39.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25.2%

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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. Lobster - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174209/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.