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Jellyfish vs. Shad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between jellyfish and shad

  • Jellyfish has more iron; however, shad has more vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Jellyfish's daily need coverage for sodium is 418% more.
  • Jellyfish has 2 times more iron than shad. Jellyfish has 2.27mg of iron, while shad has 1.24mg.
  • Shad is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Jellyfish, dried, salted and Fish, shad, american, cooked, dry 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 18% 43% 47% 27% 13% 150% 8.5% 7% 255%
Contains more IronIron +83.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +70.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16300%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1645%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +10.9%

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.
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 0% 12% 0% 0% 46% 71% 202% 52% 107% 18% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1730%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2980%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5284.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4520%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +1600%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jellyfish Shad DV% diff.
Sodium 9690mg 65mg 418%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 10.769mg 66%
Phosphorus 20mg 349mg 47%
Vitamin B6 0.01mg 0.462mg 35%
Protein 5.5g 21.71g 32%
Cholesterol 5mg 96mg 30%
Fats 1.4g 17.65g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0.308mg 23%
Choline 95mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.183mg 14%
Potassium 3mg 492mg 14%
Iron 2.27mg 1.24mg 13%
Calories 36kcal 252kcal 11%
Magnesium 2mg 38mg 9%
Selenium 42.2µg 46.8µg 8%
Copper 0.14mg 0.082mg 6%
Calcium 2mg 60mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0.14µg 5%
Folate 1µg 17µg 4%
Vitamin A 2µg 36µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.475g 3%
Manganese 0.054mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.273g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.202g 1%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.47mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.243mg 0%
Threonine 0.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 1mg 0%
Leucine 1.764mg 0%
Lysine 1.993mg 0%
Methionine 0.642mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.847mg 0%
Valine 1.118mg 0%
Histidine 0.639mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.25g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.021g 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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22% 18% 59%
Protein: 21.71 g
Fats: 17.65 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.22 g
Other: 1.42 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1667.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +294.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1160.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Shad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174243/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.