Sea cucumber vs. Jellyfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between sea cucumber and jellyfish?
- Sea cucumber is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin A, yet jellyfish is higher in iron.
- Sea cucumber's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 72% more.
- Sea cucumber has 44 times more vitamin A than jellyfish. While sea cucumber has 310IU of vitamin A, jellyfish has only 7IU.
We used Sea cucumber, yane (Alaska Native) and Jellyfish, dried, salted 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 CalciumCalcium | +1400% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
| Contains more IronIron | +278.3% |
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 Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +400% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +9300% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1500% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 9690mg | 421% | |
| Selenium | 42.2µg | 77% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.94mg | 0.01mg | 72% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 2.27mg | 21% |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.2mg | 0.2mg | 19% |
| Choline | 95mg | 17% | |
| Copper | 0.14mg | 16% | |
| Protein | 13g | 5.5g | 15% |
| Zinc | 0.42mg | 4% | |
| Calcium | 30mg | 2mg | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.475g | 3% | |
| Phosphorus | 20mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.05mg | 0.01mg | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% | |
| Fats | 0.4g | 1.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.202g | 1% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.02µg | 1% | |
| Saturated fat | 0.273g | 1% | |
| Calories | 56kcal | 36kcal | 1% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.01mg | 1% | |
| Magnesium | 2mg | 0% | |
| Potassium | 3mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.02mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin A | 2µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
| Folate | 1µg | 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
Protein:
13 g
Fats:
0.4 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
80.7 g
Other:
5.9 g
Protein:
5.5 g
Fats:
1.4 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
68 g
Other:
25.1 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +136.4% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +18.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +250% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +325.4% |
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Carbs
~0g
