Snail vs. Jellyfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between snail and jellyfish?
- Snail is higher in magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin E, copper, vitamin B12, iron, and potassium, yet jellyfish is higher in selenium.
- Jellyfish's daily need coverage for sodium is 418% more.
- Snail has 250 times more vitamin E than jellyfish. While snail has 5mg of vitamin E, jellyfish has only 0.02mg.
- The amount of cholesterol in jellyfish is lower.
We used Mollusks, snail, raw 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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +12400% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +400% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +12633.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +54.2% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +185.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +138.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1260% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +54% |
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 AVitamin A | +1400% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +24900% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1100% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +600% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +1200% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +2400% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +500% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +46.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 70mg | 9690mg | 418% |
Magnesium | 250mg | 2mg | 59% |
Phosphorus | 272mg | 20mg | 36% |
Vitamin E | 5mg | 0.02mg | 33% |
Copper | 0.4mg | 0.14mg | 29% |
Selenium | 27.4µg | 42.2µg | 27% |
Protein | 16.1g | 5.5g | 21% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.5µg | 0.02µg | 20% |
Cholesterol | 50mg | 5mg | 15% |
Iron | 3.5mg | 2.27mg | 15% |
Potassium | 382mg | 3mg | 11% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.13mg | 0.01mg | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.4mg | 0.2mg | 8% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.12mg | 0.01mg | 8% |
Choline | 65mg | 95mg | 5% |
Zinc | 1mg | 0.42mg | 5% |
Calories | 90kcal | 36kcal | 3% |
Vitamin A | 30µg | 2µg | 3% |
Calcium | 10mg | 2mg | 1% |
Carbs | 2g | 0g | 1% |
Folate | 6µg | 1µg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.252g | 0.475g | 1% |
Fats | 1.4g | 1.4g | 0% |
Net carbs | 2g | 0g | N/A |
Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0.1µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.361g | 0.273g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.259g | 0.202g | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.119g | 0.007g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.25g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.099g | 0.021g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +192.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +16.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1830.8% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +28.2% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -24.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +88.5% |