Jellyfish vs. Octopus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between jellyfish and octopus?
- Octopus is richer than jellyfish in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, copper, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B3.
- Octopus's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 1499% more.
- Jellyfish has 21 times more sodium than octopus. While jellyfish has 9690mg of sodium, octopus has only 460mg.
We used Jellyfish, dried, salted and Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat types 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +2900% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +5200% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +20900% |
| Contains more IronIron | +320.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +427.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +700% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1295% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +112.3% |
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 | +17.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +4400% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +5900% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +470% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +660% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1790% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +6380% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +179900% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +2300% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.02µg | 36µg | 1499% |
| Sodium | 9690mg | 460mg | 401% |
| Iron | 2.27mg | 9.54mg | 91% |
| Selenium | 42.2µg | 89.6µg | 86% |
| Copper | 0.14mg | 0.739mg | 67% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.01mg | 0.648mg | 49% |
| Protein | 5.5g | 29.82g | 49% |
| Phosphorus | 20mg | 279mg | 37% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 96mg | 30% |
| Zinc | 0.42mg | 3.36mg | 27% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.2mg | 3.78mg | 22% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.9mg | 18% | |
| Potassium | 3mg | 630mg | 18% |
| Magnesium | 2mg | 60mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 106mg | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 2µg | 90µg | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 8mg | 9% |
| Vitamin E | 0.02mg | 1.2mg | 8% |
| Folate | 1µg | 24µg | 6% |
| Calories | 36kcal | 164kcal | 6% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.01mg | 0.076mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.057mg | 4% |
| Choline | 95mg | 81mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.047mg | 2% | |
| Carbs | 0g | 4.4g | 1% |
| Fats | 1.4g | 2.08g | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.273g | 0.453g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 0g | 4.4g | N/A |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0.1µg | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.202g | 0.324g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.475g | 0.477g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.334mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 1.283mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 1.298mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 2.099mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 2.228mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.673mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.069mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 1.303mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.573mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.007g | 0.152g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.25g | 0.162g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.021g | 0.012g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +12.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +684.4% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +442.2% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +48.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -39.7% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +60.4% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~0.477g
