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Oysters vs. Jellyfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between oysters and jellyfish?

  • Oysters has more vitamin B12, zinc, copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin E than jellyfish.
  • Oysters's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 728% higher.
  • Jellyfish has 187 times less zinc than oysters. Oysters has 78.6mg of zinc, while jellyfish has 0.42mg.
  • Jellyfish is lower in cholesterol.

We used Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat and Jellyfish, dried, salted types in this comparison.

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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 25% 35% 12% 345% 1902% 2144% 83% 22% 77% 215%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4533.3%
Contains more IronIron +305.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +3976.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +18614.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +870%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~equal in Selenium ~42.2µg

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.
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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% 8.7% 34% 0% 9% 42% 35% 27% 14% 2188% 5% 11% 71%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +825%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +510%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +87400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1900%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oysters Jellyfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 17.5µg 0.02µg 728%
Zinc 78.6mg 0.42mg 711%
Copper 5.707mg 0.14mg 619%
Sodium 166mg 9690mg 414%
Iron 9.21mg 2.27mg 87%
Manganese 0.591mg 26%
Phosphorus 194mg 20mg 25%
Cholesterol 79mg 5mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.01mg 13%
Protein 11.42g 5.5g 12%
Vitamin E 1.7mg 0.02mg 11%
Calcium 116mg 2mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.85mg 0.2mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.447mg 9%
Magnesium 35mg 2mg 8%
Choline 130mg 95mg 6%
Selenium 39.5µg 42.2µg 5%
Potassium 139mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.01mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.056g 0.475g 4%
Folate 14µg 1µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.948g 0.273g 3%
Calories 102kcal 36kcal 3%
Fats 3.42g 1.4g 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 2µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 0.1µg 2%
Carbs 5.45g 0g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.506g 0.202g 1%
Net carbs 5.45g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 1.23g 0g N/A
Starch 0.9g 0%
Trans fat 0.068g N/A
Tryptophan 0.138mg 0%
Threonine 0.046mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.459mg 0%
Leucine 0.716mg 0%
Lysine 0.762mg 0%
Methionine 0.257mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.413mg 0%
Valine 0.523mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.353g 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.271g 0.25g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.163g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.021g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.061g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 3% 5% 78%
Protein: 11.42 g
Fats: 3.42 g
Carbs: 5.45 g
Water: 78.19 g
Other: 1.52 g
6% 68% 25%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68 g
Other: 25.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +107.6%
Contains more FatsFats +144.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +15%
Contains more OtherOther +1551.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 20% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.948 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.506 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.056 g
29% 21% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.273 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.202 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.475 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +122.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.2%

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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. Oysters - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171980/nutrients
  2. Jellyfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168129/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.