Shark vs. Jellyfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between shark and jellyfish

Shark has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, jellyfish is higher in selenium, iron, and copper.
Jellyfish covers your daily need for sodium, 416% more than shark.
Shark has 61 times more vitamin B12 than jellyfish. While shark has 1.21µg of vitamin B12, jellyfish has only 0.02µg.
Jellyfish has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried and Jellyfish, dried, salted.

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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.

Shark

Jellyfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+2050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+5066.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+14.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+870%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more IronIron	+104.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.1%

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.

Shark

Jellyfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+620%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+870%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1291.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+5950%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1400%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	122mg	9690mg	416%
Vitamin B12	1.21µg	0.02µg	50%
Protein	18.62g	5.5g	26%
Phosphorus	194mg	20mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.01mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.701g	0.475g	22%
Fats	13.82g	1.4g	19%
Cholesterol	59mg	5mg	18%
Choline		95mg	17%
Vitamin B3	2.783mg	0.2mg	16%
Iron	1.11mg	2.27mg	15%
Selenium	34µg	42.2µg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.935g	0.202g	14%
Saturated fat	3.205g	0.273g	13%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg		12%
Copper	0.042mg	0.14mg	11%
Calories	228kcal	36kcal	10%
Magnesium	43mg	2mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.01mg	7%
Vitamin A	54µg	2µg	6%
Calcium	50mg	2mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.01mg	5%
Potassium	155mg	3mg	4%
Folate	15µg	1µg	4%
Carbs	6.39g	0g	2%
Manganese	0.05mg		2%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.42mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	122kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	278g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	2.5	N/A
Net carbs	6.39g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.02mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.212mg		0%
Threonine	0.843mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.867mg		0%
Leucine	1.515mg		0%
Lysine	1.634mg		0%
Methionine	0.541mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.75mg		0%
Valine	0.965mg		0%
Histidine	0.538mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.258g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.431g	0.25g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.089g	0.021g	N/A