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Skipjack tuna vs. Jellyfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between skipjack tuna and jellyfish?

  • Skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B2, yet jellyfish is higher in iron.
  • Jellyfish's daily need coverage for sodium is 419% more.
  • Skipjack tuna has 174 times more potassium than jellyfish. While skipjack tuna has 522mg of potassium, jellyfish has only 3mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in jellyfish is lower.

We used Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 11% 46% 60% 37% 29% 122% 6.1% 2.5% 255%
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 +2100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17300%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1325%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +41.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.3%
~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.
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 3.3% 6% 0% 0% 9.5% 28% 352% 29% 226% 274% 0% 7.5% 0%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9278%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9710%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +10850%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Skipjack tuna Jellyfish DV% diff.
Sodium 47mg 9690mg 419%
Vitamin B3 18.756mg 0.2mg 116%
Vitamin B12 2.19µg 0.02µg 90%
Vitamin B6 0.981mg 0.01mg 75%
Protein 28.21g 5.5g 45%
Phosphorus 285mg 20mg 38%
Cholesterol 60mg 5mg 18%
Choline 95mg 17%
Potassium 522mg 3mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 10%
Magnesium 44mg 2mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.122mg 0.01mg 9%
Selenium 46.8µg 42.2µg 8%
Iron 1.6mg 2.27mg 8%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.42mg 6%
Calories 132kcal 36kcal 5%
Calcium 37mg 2mg 4%
Copper 0.11mg 0.14mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.038mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 2µg 2%
Folate 10µg 1µg 2%
Manganese 0.019mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.42g 0.273g 1%
Fats 1.29g 1.4g 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.243g 0.202g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.403g 0.475g 0%
Tryptophan 0.316mg 0%
Threonine 1.237mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.3mg 0%
Leucine 2.293mg 0%
Lysine 2.59mg 0%
Methionine 0.835mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.101mg 0%
Valine 1.453mg 0%
Histidine 0.83mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.091g 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.237g 0.25g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.017g 0.021g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 62% 8%
Protein: 28.21 g
Fats: 1.29 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.28 g
Other: 8.22 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 +412.9%
Contains more OtherOther +205.4%
~equal in Fats ~1.4g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~68g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 23% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.42 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.243 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.403 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 +20.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.9%

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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. Skipjack tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172005/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.