Mussels vs. Jellyfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mussels and jellyfish

Jellyfish has less vitamin B12, selenium, iron, protein, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, and folate.
Mussels's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 999% more.
Mussels has 76 times more folate than jellyfish. Mussels has 76µg of folate, while jellyfish has 1µg.
Mussels is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Jellyfish, dried, salted.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Mussels

Jellyfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+8833.3%
Contains more IronIron	+196%
Contains more ZincZinc	+535.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1325%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+112.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.14mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Mussels

Jellyfish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+4100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+119900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+7500%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	24µg	0.02µg	999%
Sodium	369mg	9690mg	405%
Manganese	6.8mg		296%
Selenium	89.6µg	42.2µg	86%
Iron	6.72mg	2.27mg	56%
Phosphorus	285mg	20mg	38%
Protein	23.8g	5.5g	37%
Vitamin B2	0.42mg	0.01mg	32%
Vitamin B1	0.3mg	0.01mg	24%
Zinc	2.67mg	0.42mg	20%
Vitamin B5	0.95mg		19%
Folate	76µg	1µg	19%
Vitamin B3	3mg	0.2mg	18%
Cholesterol	56mg	5mg	17%
Choline		95mg	17%
Vitamin C	13.6mg	0mg	15%
Vitamin A	91µg	2µg	10%
Magnesium	37mg	2mg	8%
Potassium	268mg	3mg	8%
Calories	172kcal	36kcal	7%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.01mg	7%
Fats	4.48g	1.4g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.212g	0.475g	5%
Calcium	33mg	2mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.85g	0.273g	3%
Carbs	7.39g	0g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1.014g	0.202g	2%
Copper	0.149mg	0.14mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	72kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	278g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2.5	N/A
Net carbs	7.39g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.02mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.267mg		0%
Threonine	1.025mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.036mg		0%
Leucine	1.676mg		0%
Lysine	1.779mg		0%
Methionine	0.537mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.853mg		0%
Valine	1.04mg		0%
Histidine	0.457mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.276g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.506g	0.25g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.044g	0.021g	N/A